Strategies for Controlling Hypothesis Formation in Reading

Bruce, Bertram C.; Rubin, Andee

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Title

Strategies for Controlling Hypothesis Formation in Reading

Author(s)

• Bruce, Bertram C.
• Rubin, Andee

Issue Date

1984

Keyword(s)

• reading comprehension
• Reading strategies
• critical reading
• Educational assessment

Abstract

Reading is a process of forming and evaluating hypotheses to account for the data in a text. Because of its complexity, the task of reading requires strategies for controlling the proliferation of hypotheses. Four of these strategies, (a) jumping to conclusions, (b) maintaining inertia, (c) relying on background knowledge, and (d) working backwards from the goal, are generally effective, but they occasionally create reading problems, rather than alleviating them. Examples from protocols of readers reading a reading test passage are presented. These examples show both the effective use of the strategies and some problems that may arise from their use.

Publisher

International Reading Association

Series/Report Name or Number

IRA Cognitive Psychology and Reading Comprehension Committee

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)

National Institute of Education under Contract No. HEW-NIE-C-400-76-0116.

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