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Psicotext - Psicotext

Reference of the Group:

GIUV2016-288

 
Description of research activity:
The group researches on Text comprehension and learning processes Understanding and searching for information in electronic environments Assessment of reading and comprehension Individual differences in text learning and comprehension Comprehension and learning with multiple texts Intervention for the improvement of text comprehension and learning The Psicotext Group is part of the Interdisciplinary Research Structure for Reading of the Universitat de València (www.uv.es/lectura/). It has an extensive research career that began in 1998 and has been consolidated with numerous national research projects, with the Prometeo project of excellence of the Generalitat Valenciana (Valencian Government), as well as numerous international contacts. El grup Psicotext forma part de la ERI-Lectura de la Universitat de València (www.uv.es/lectura/). Té una àmplia trajectòria investigadora iniciada en 1998 que s'ha anat consolidant amb nombrosos projectes d'investigació nacionals, amb el projecte Prometeu d'excel·lència de la Generalitat Valenciana, així com nombrosos contactes internacionals. Our research focuses on the study of comprehension and learning through texts. Electronic...The group researches on Text comprehension and learning processes Understanding and searching for information in electronic environments Assessment of reading and comprehension Individual differences in text learning and comprehension Comprehension and learning with multiple texts Intervention for the improvement of text comprehension and learning The Psicotext Group is part of the Interdisciplinary Research Structure for Reading of the Universitat de València (www.uv.es/lectura/). It has an extensive research career that began in 1998 and has been consolidated with numerous national research projects, with the Prometeo project of excellence of the Generalitat Valenciana (Valencian Government), as well as numerous international contacts. El grup Psicotext forma part de la ERI-Lectura de la Universitat de València (www.uv.es/lectura/). Té una àmplia trajectòria investigadora iniciada en 1998 que s'ha anat consolidant amb nombrosos projectes d'investigació nacionals, amb el projecte Prometeu d'excel·lència de la Generalitat Valenciana, així com nombrosos contactes internacionals. Our research focuses on the study of comprehension and learning through texts. Electronic tools have been developed that allow us to study comprehensions processes in detail in reading environments oriented to complex learning tasks that require accessing and searching for information in documents. We study basic aspects such as the processes of information seeking, text comprehension and learning, individual differences or the effect of various types of feedback on these processes. We also do applied research by developing reading literacy assessment products for students at various educational levels and intelligent tutors to improve the reading literacy of schoolchildren (see products at www.uv.es/lectura/).
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Scientific-technical goals:
  • Study the variables and processes involved in text processing and learning. These include textual variables (e.g., linguistic cohesion), individual variables (e.g., reading comprehension and prior knowledge), and contextual variables (e.g., task difficulty, question format).
  • Analyze the effect of different aspects of feedback on text learning, such as the type of feedback, frequency, or modality.
  • Develop educational products for the assessment and teaching of reading comprehension skills.
 
Research lines:
  • Learning processes and text comprehension.This line studies the comprehension and learning processes of students when they study texts. It also analyses the personal and situational variables that favour and/or hinder this learning. It also studies methods and tasks for assessing learning and comprehension in complex reading environments from the end of Primary Education to the University.
  • Educational technology for reading and learning environments.In this line, technological products for research, assessment and teaching in text-based learning environments (standardised texts, intelligent tutors and research tools) are developed. The conditions of the task environment, such as question format or task interface, that influence learning are also investigated.
 
Group members:
Name Nature of participation Entity Description
RAQUEL CERDAN OTERODirectorUniversitat de València
Research team
TOMAS MARTINEZ GIMENEZMemberUniversitat de València
LAURA GIL PELLUCHMemberUniversitat de València
MARIA ANGELES SERRANO MENDIZABALMemberUniversitat de València
IGNACIO MAÑEZ SAEZMemberUniversitat de València
MARIOLA GIMENEZ SALVADORMemberUniversitat de València
ANTONIO M FERRER MANCHONCollaboratorUniversitat de València
AMELIA MAÑA LLORIACollaboratorUniversitat de València
 
CNAE:
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Associated structure:
  • ERI Reading Research
 
Keywords:
  • STRATEGY
  • LEARNING
  • COMPREHENSION
  • INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
  • ASSESSMENT
  • TEXTS
  • ON-LINE READING PROCESSES
  • EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
  • INTELLIGENT TUTORS