An exploratory study of the relationships between reported imagery and the comprehension and recall of a story.

摘要: ion generalized from stories, and a recognition of theme calls for an advanced degree semantic representation in reading. Deeper levels processing text integration then seem to characterize the measures significantly related reporting original image climax story, behavior which itself requires reader go beyond specific illustrations story that imagery. However, other variables study also require deeper but are not imagery or A possible explanation this difference could be as measured may have different component factors. In order investigate possibility, exploratory factor analysis was undertaken. Common with communality estimates employed, iterations. Using eigenvalue criterion 1.00, four significant factors were extracted rotated oblique solution approaching simple structure. The resulting structure matrix is given Table 4. Retelling total scores favored Group II, probably result subscore; retelling subscores group did reach significance. Since scoring well on retellings would language production composing competence, capability might at first thought account difference. same competence useful highly most subscores, particularly ones calling inferences text, such theme, plot, character analysisd velopment, findings these mixed, suggesting distinguishing factor. both plot analysis-development much would. This suggest deep responsible either, aspects. final involved comprehension process score. score derived miscues, reflects readers monitoring aspects manner more conceptually abstracted than simply producing literal rendition text. Higher indicate appropriate meaning, necessarily wordings Therefore, high 116 READING RESEARCH QUARTERLY * Fall 1983 XIX /I content downloaded 157.55.39.181 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 05:34:01 UTC All use subject http://about.jstor.org/terms variable suggests level processing. sematic loading significance .35 (p <.01) selected, relatively conservative suggested by Child (1969) Nunnally (1978) factorial work. For purposes anaylsis, again scored dichotomously, number images reported included variable, eliminated because they linear combinations therefore no unique variance. theoretical interpretation can proposed explain all relationships observed here consistent contemporary theory, theories Paivio (1971), regarding between verbal processes. contends visual processes alternative mental coding systems symbolic meaning. Imagery theorized better coping concreteness parallel spatial information, largely free logical restraints, rapid Verbal being superior abstract sequential processing, contributing logic, order; direction, organization thought. central element theory "conceptual peg" hypothesis key serve "pegs" associated information hooked storage retrieval. regard, Factor I interpreted receives loadings 4