Abstract
Abstract The study of comprehension will profit from a broad functional approach. Such an approach must consider: (1) the person involved, (2) what the person is trying to do, (3) the structure of the materials to be comprehended, and (4) the criteria by which comprehension is evaluated. To help the reader understand why all these factors must be considered, an example is given showing the failure of comprehension and the ultimate achievement of comprehension. Next, a convenient model is presented to remind the reader of major variables to be considered. Then, examples of studies of academic comprehension are discussed to illustrate how the general approach may be applied to familiar tasks. Finally, the reader is reminded that the study of comprehension must include four sets of variables: someone trying to do something to understand some set of materials for some purpose .
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