Relevance Before, During, And After Discourse Experiences
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David N. Rapp
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.
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.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Preface V
- Contents IX
- Relevance And Irrelevance 1
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Theories
- New Reflections On The Problem(S) Of Relevance(S). The Return Of The Phenomena 21
- Finite Provinces Of Meaning: The Expansive Context Of Relevance 51
- Bridging Rhetoric And Pragmatics With Relevance Theory 69
- The Body Relevant 97
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Factors
- Relevance From And Beyond Propositions. The Case Of Online Identity 119
- Relevance Before, During, And After Discourse Experiences 141
- Social Distribution Of Knowledge In Action: The Practical Management Of Classification 161
- On Cooling The Relevance Out 187
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Challenges
- The Relevance Of The Irrelevant 209
- Many Ways Of Being Relevant. Information Support For Problem Solving And Decision Making 223
- Alterity And Biographical Experience: Relevance In Mediated Interaction 261
- Lady Justice Turns A Blind Eye: (Ir-)Relevance, Legal Thought And Social Order 281
- Notes On Contributors 303
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Preface V
- Contents IX
- Relevance And Irrelevance 1
-
Theories
- New Reflections On The Problem(S) Of Relevance(S). The Return Of The Phenomena 21
- Finite Provinces Of Meaning: The Expansive Context Of Relevance 51
- Bridging Rhetoric And Pragmatics With Relevance Theory 69
- The Body Relevant 97
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Factors
- Relevance From And Beyond Propositions. The Case Of Online Identity 119
- Relevance Before, During, And After Discourse Experiences 141
- Social Distribution Of Knowledge In Action: The Practical Management Of Classification 161
- On Cooling The Relevance Out 187
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Challenges
- The Relevance Of The Irrelevant 209
- Many Ways Of Being Relevant. Information Support For Problem Solving And Decision Making 223
- Alterity And Biographical Experience: Relevance In Mediated Interaction 261
- Lady Justice Turns A Blind Eye: (Ir-)Relevance, Legal Thought And Social Order 281
- Notes On Contributors 303
