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As noted several times in previous chapters, comprehension is not easily defined. In some situations, comprehension means nothing more than being able to recall facts presented in a text. In other circumstances, comprehension requires abstracting a text’s main theme; and in still others, comprehension involves drawing inferences from what is read.
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Schwartz, S. (1984). A Theoretically Based Comprehension Measure. In: Measuring Reading Competence. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0387-7_6
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