Download PDFOpen PDF in browserUnderstanding Flexible Use of Comprehension Strategies: a Cluster ApproachEasyChair Preprint 845011 pages•Date: July 11, 2022AbstractPrevious think-aloud studies have shown that struggling elementary and middle school students tend to fall into processing profiles that can be used to drive scaffolding and feedback. The current study used k-means clustering of constructed responses to explore the extent to which high school readers showed patterns of strategy use while reading informational texts. We found that several reading behaviors, including production of paraphrases, bridging inferences, and switches between strategies, could be used to develop four different profiles of readers. Further analysis revealed that these patterns of behavior were related to participants’ reading skill and prior knowledge. Keyphrases: Comprehension Strategies, Constructed Responses, reading comprehension
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