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Technical Reading

Technical Reading is a cognitive and literacy practice within workplace literacy that involves comprehending, interpreting, and applying specialized, discipline-specific texts and documentation to perform job-related tasks effectively.

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118

Authors

56

Institutions

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2017–2026

9

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Publications

57

Technical writer's handbook

Harry E. Chandler, William Giesecke · IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication · 1983 · 2.7K citations

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The association between mathematical word problems and reading comprehension

Piia Maria Vilenius‐Tuohimaa, Kaisa Aunola, Jari‐Erik Nurmi · Educational Psychology · 2008 · 312 citations

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Elaboration techniques that increase the meaningfulness of technical text: An experimental test of the learning strategy hypothesis.

Richard E. Mayer · Journal of Educational Psychology · 1980 · 183 citations

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Layered Literacies: A Theoretical Frame for Technical Communication Pedagogy

Kelli Cargile Cook · Technical Communication Quarterly · 2002 · 170 citations

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Technology and literacy in the twenty-first century: the importance of paying attention

Choice Reviews Online · 2000 · 167 citations

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Authors

118

  1. RE
    Richard E. Mayer

    University of California, Santa Barbara, United States

    3 publications · 209 citations

    3

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  2. JC
    Janice C. Redish

    American Institutes for Research, United States

    2 publications · 70 citations

    2

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  3. LM
    Larry Mikulecky

    Indiana University Bloomington, United States

    2 publications · 145 citations

    2

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  4. PM
    Piia Maria Björn

    University of Eastern Finland, Finland

    1 publications · 12 citations

    1

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  5. DL
    Dirk L. Knol

    Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands

    1 publications · 24 citations

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Institutions

56

  1. University of Helsinki

    Helsinki, Finland

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    140 citations

  2. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    97 citations

  3. Leiden University

    Leiden, The Netherlands

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    51 citations

  4. University of Antwerp

    Antwerp, Belgium

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    38 citations

  5. Mitchell Institute

    Portland, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  6. University of Idaho

    Moscow, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  7. University of Jyväskylä

    Jyväskylä, Finland

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    936 citations

  8. University of Ottawa

    Ottawa, Canada

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    81 citations

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Venues

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  2. Educational Technology Research and Development

    ETRD · 2 publications · 40 citations

    2

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  3. Journal of Educational Psychology

    2 publications · 197 citations

    2

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  4. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication

    JTWC · 2 publications · 47 citations

    2

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  5. College Composition and Communication

    CCC · 2 publications · 53 citations

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