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Main Idea Identification

Main Idea Identification is a reading comprehension skill that involves discerning the central proposition or overarching point an author intends to convey in a text or passage, distinguishing it from supporting details and ancillary information.

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2017–2026

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The Influence of Prior Knowledge on Expert Readers' Main Idea Construction Strategies

Peter Afflerbach · Reading Research Quarterly · 1990 · 214 citations

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Science text comprehension: Drawing, main idea selection, and summarizing as learning strategies

Claudia Leopold, Detlev Leutner · Learning and Instruction · 2011 · 194 citations

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Enhancing Main Idea Comprehension for Students with Learning Problems

Asha K. Jitendra, Mary Kay Hoppes, Yan Ping Xin · The Journal of Special Education · 2000 · 185 citations

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The effects of cooperative learning and direct instruction in reading comprehension strategies on main idea identification.

Robert Stevens, Robert E. Slavin, Anna M. Farnish · Journal of Educational Psychology · 1991 · 172 citations

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The Effectiveness of a Direct Instruction Paradigm for Teaching Main Idea Comprehension

James F. Baumann · Reading Research Quarterly · 1984 · 165 citations

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Authors

102

  1. JF
    James F. Baumann

    Purdue University West Lafayette, United States

    5 publications · 324 citations

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  2. RS
    Robert Stevens

    Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 257 citations

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  3. VC
    Victoria Chou Hare

    University of Illinois Chicago, United States

    3 publications · 102 citations

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  4. PA
    Peter Afflerbach

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    3 publications · 303 citations

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  5. AK
    Asha K. Jitendra

    Lehigh University, United States

    3 publications · 268 citations

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Institutions

48

  1. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    74 citations

  2. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    175 citations

  3. Lehigh University

    Bethlehem, United States

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    806 citations

  4. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    97 citations

  5. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    575 citations

  6. Georgia State University

    Atlanta, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    41 citations

  7. University of Illinois Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    90 citations

  8. Vanderbilt University

    Nashville, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    169 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Educational Psychology

    9 publications · 508 citations

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  2. Journal of Reading Behavior

    JRB · 7 publications · 285 citations

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  3. The Journal of Reading

    5 publications · 95 citations

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  4. Reading Research Quarterly

    RRQ · 4 publications · 547 citations

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  5. Reading World

    2 publications · 29 citations

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