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Verbal‐imagery Learning Style and Reading Attainment in Eight‐year‐old Children
Author(s) -
Riding Richard J.,
Anstey Linda
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of research in reading
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.077
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1467-9817
pISSN - 0141-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9817.1982.tb00129.x
Subject(s) - psychology , reading comprehension , reading (process) , style (visual arts) , verbal learning , cognitive psychology , developmental psychology , comprehension , cognitive style , cognition , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , neuroscience , history
Eight‐year‐old children were given a test of verbal‐imagery learning style and the Neale Analysis of Reading Ability. Both reading accuracy and comprehension were found to be significantly related to learning style. Reading accuracy was highest at the extreme verbalizer end and lowest at the imager end of the verbal‐imagery continuum, with a plateau of average performance at the central positions. The pattern for comprehension was similar. The results were discussed in terms of the manner in which individuals represent information during learning.