Transcription of Schema Theory
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Schema TheoryLinguists, cognitive psychologists, and psycholinguists have usedthe concept of Schema (plural: schemata) to understand theinteraction of key factors affecting the comprehension process. Simply put, Schema Theory states that all knowledge is organizedinto units. Within these units of knowledge, or schemata, isstored information. A Schema , then, is a generalized description or a conceptualsystem for understanding knowledge-how knowledge is representedand how it is to this Theory , schemata represent knowledgeabout concepts: objects and the relationships they havewith other objects, situations, events, sequences ofevents, actions, and sequences of actions.
with concepts and semanti c relationships are termed higher-level stimuli; sources dealing with the print itself, that is phonics, sight words, and other wor d-attack skills, are termed lower level stimuli. The interactive-compensat ory model implies that the reader will rely on higher-level processes when lower-level
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