Changing How Students Process and Comprehend Texts with Computer-Based Self-Explanation Training

Christopher A. Kurby; Joseph P. Magliano; Srikanth Dandotkar; James Woehrle; Sara Gilliam; Danielle S. McNamara

Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 47, No. 4 (2012) pp. 429–459

This study assessed whether and how self-explanation reading training, provided by iSTART (Interactive Strategy Training for Active Reading and Thinking), improves the effectiveness of comprehension processes. iSTART teaches students how to self...