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Association for Psychological Science: A Lack of Background Knowledge Can Hinder Reading Comprehension
August 26, 2019
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Association for Psychological Science issued the following news:

The purpose of going to school is to learn, but students may find certain topics difficult to understand if they don't have the necessary background knowledge. This is one of the conclusions of a research article published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

"Background knowledge plays a key role in students' reading co . . .

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