Abstract
Relevance plays an important role when we prepare to read, during our reading activities, and even after reading is completed. The current chapter highlights empirical research on this role for relevance based on work in cognitive and educational psychology. Multi-method projects from these fields have usefully identified the underlying cognitive processes enacted as readers engage with texts, as well as the behavioral consequences of those processes. The accumulating findings have informed understandings of the nature of our discourse experiences. The goal of this work, and the current chapter, is to provide a theoretical account of relevance as related to discourse comprehension and production, as well as to support the design of instructional activities and interventions.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Relevance and Irrelevance |
Subtitle of host publication | Theories, Factors and Challenges |
Publisher | De Gruyter Saur |
Pages | 141-160 |
Number of pages | 20 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783110472509 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783110470185 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 24 2018 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Arts and Humanities
- General Social Sciences
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
- General Business, Management and Accounting