Models Of Understanding Text (cog Studies Grp Of The Inst For Behavioral Research At Uga)

What is text understanding? It is the dynamic process of constructing coherent representations and inferences at multiple levels of text and context, within the bottleneck of a limited-capacity working memory. The field of text and discourse has advanced to the point where researchers have developed sophisticated models of comprehension, and identified the particular assumptions that underlie comprehension mechanisms in precise analytical or mathematical detail. The models offer __a priori__ predictions about thought and behavior, not merely __ad hoc__ descriptions of data. Indeed, the field has evolved to a mature science. The contributors to this volume collectively cover the major models of comprehension in the field of text and discourse. Other books are either narrow -- covering only a single theoretical framework -- or do not focus on systematic modeling efforts. In addition, this book focuses on deep levels of understanding rather than language codes, syntax, and other shallower levels of text analysis. As such, it provides readers with up-to-date information on current psychological models specified in quantitative or analytical detail. New Models Of Deep Comprehension / Arthur C. Graesser ... [et Al.] -- A Prediction Semantics Model Of Text Comprehension And Recall / Althea Turner ... [et Al.] -- Extending Capacity-constrained Construction Integration : Toward Smarter And Flexible Models Of Text Comprehension / Susan R. Goldman, Sashank Varma, And Nathalie Coté -- Effects Of Prior Knowledge On Text Comprehension : A Simple Modeling Approach / Suzanne Mannes And Marie St. George -- A Model Of Narrative Comprehension And Recall / Charles R. Fletcher, Paul Van Den Broek, And Erik J. Arthur -- A Landscape View Of Reading : Fluctuating Patterns Of Activation And The Construction Of A Stable Memory Representation / Paul Van Den Broek ... [et Al.] -- The Role Of Inferential Processing In Reading Ability / Debra L. Long ... [et Al.] -- Metaphor As A Constraint On Text Understanding / Raymond W. Gibbs, Jr. -- Toward A Model Of Literary Comprehension / Rolf A. Zwaan -- Understanding And Resolving Arguments : The Dynamics Of Negotiation / Nancy L. Stein ... [et Al.] -- The Structure-building Framework : What It Is, What It Might Also Be, And Why / Morton Ann Gernsbacher -- The Mental Models Theory Of Language Comprehension / Alan Garnham And Jan Oakhill -- Five Metaphors For Text Understanding / Arthur C. Graesser And Bruce K. Britton. Edited By Bruce K. Britton, Arthur C. Graesser. Product Of A Conference On Models Of Understanding Text ... Convened In March 1991 Under The Auspices Of The Cognitive Studies Group Of The Institute For Behavioral Research At The University Of Georgia--pref. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Preface 1 New Models of Deep Comprehension 2 A Predication Semantics Model of Text Comprehension and Recall 3 Extending Capacity-Constrained Construction Integration: Toward “Smarter” and Flexible Models of Text Comprehension 4 Effects of Prior Knowledge on Text Comprehension: A Simple Modeling Approach 5 A Model of Narrative Comprehension and Recall 6 A “Landscape” View of Reading: Fluctuating Patterns of Activation and the Construction of a Stable Memory Representation 7 The Role of Inferential Processing in Reading Ability 8 Metaphor as a Constraint on Text Understanding 9 Toward a Model of Literary Comprehension 10 Understanding and Resolving Arguments: The Dynamics of Negotiation 11 The Structure-Building Framework: What It Is, What It Might Also Be, and Why 12 The Mental Models Theory of Language Comprehension 13 Five Metaphors for Text Understanding Author Index Subject Index This collection covers the major models of comprehension in the field of text and discourse. It also focuses on deep levels of understanding tather than language codes, syntax or other levels of text analysis.