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A computational model for simulating text comprehension [PDF]

Behavior Research Methods, 2006
In the present article, we outline the architecture of a computer program for simulating the process by which humans comprehend texts. The program is based on psycholinguistic theories about human memory and text comprehension processes, such as the construction-integration model (Kintsch, 1998), the latent semantic analysis theory of knowledge ...
Lemaire, Benoît, Denhière, Guy, Bellissens, Cédrick, Jhean-Larose, Sandra   +3 more
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Early Language Competencies and Advanced Measures of Mental State Understanding Are Differently Related to Listening and Reading Comprehension in Early Adolescence

Frontiers in Psychology, 2020
The present study tests a section of the DIET (direct and indirect effects model of text comprehension; Kim, 2017) model and focuses on the relations between early language skills, various facets of mental state understanding, and text comprehension.
Susanne Ebert
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Advancements in Natural Language Processing for Text Understanding [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2023
Natural language processing (NLP) developments have made it possible for robots to read and analyze human language with astounding precision, revolutionizing the field of text understanding. An overview of current advancements in NLP approaches and their
John Basha M., Vijayakumar S., Jayashankari J., Alawadi Ahmed Hussein, Durdona Pulatova   +4 more
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Discourse organization in the comprehension of temporal order in narrative texts [PDF]

, 1992
We investigated the role of global discourse organization on the comprehension of temporal order in narrative. We proposed three principles of discourse organization: (a) the immediate integration principle--- new event should be integrated immediately ...
Brewer, William F, Ohtsuka, Keis
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Self-Monitoring and Self-Regulation of University Students in Text Comprehension

Психолінгвістика, 2018
Many empirical researches and theoretical studies of the topics regarding the interconnection of the processes of student higher education, self-regulated learning, studying motivation and outcomes, text comprehension have been executed in psychology ...
Eduard Balashov, Ihor Pasichnyk, Ruslana Kalamazh   +2 more
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Comprehension strategies in learning from text

Formare, 2017
The article deals with the topic of the direct teaching of comprehension strategies in the broader framework of the learning from text. It proposes six reading comprehension strategies: making prediction; thinking aloud; summarizing, knowing text ...
Maurizio Gentile
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The effects of read-aloud assistance, vocabulary and background knowledge on comprehension of health-related texts of Sri-Lankan English as second language speakers

Journal of the European Second Language Association, 2021
In order to understand the role of the factors that can predict the comprehension of health-related texts in a second language (L2), we conducted a study that examines whether allowing L2 users to listen to a health-related text while reading it affects ...
Michael Ratajczak, Bimali Indrarathne, Judit Kormos   +2 more
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The Effect of Text Cohesion on Text Comprehension

Journal of Language and Education
Background. Experimental evidence that cohesion facilitates comprehension comes almost entirely from English and shows that the effect depends on readers' age and prior knowledge.
Marina Solnyshkina, Mariia Andreeva, Nataliia Mekeko   +2 more
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The cause-effect relation of latent variables in scientific multi-text reading comprehension: Testing the sequential mediation model

Reading & Writing, 2020
Background: The issue of science is seldom brought into focus because of the way developing assessments of students’ multiple text reading comprehension.
Hsiao-Hui Lin, Yuh-Tsuen Tzeng, Hsueh-Chih Chen, Yao-Hsuan Huang   +3 more
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A path model analysis of preform students’ factors and comprehension strategies on cognitive learning outcomes associated with text comprehension

Frontiers in Education
IntroductionThe ability to understand text is influenced by various factors, including the learner’s cognitive abilities and previous experiences. This study examined the correlation between two pre-existing learner characteristics, three comprehension ...
Nathaniel J. Hunsu, Olusola Olalekan Adesope, Sami R. Yli-Piipari   +2 more
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