Using Kintsch's computational model to improve instructional text: Effects of repairing inference calls on recall and cognitive structures.

Abstract

The goal of this study was to link a computational psychological model to instructional practice. Kintsch's (Kintsch & van Dijk, 1978; Miller & Kintsch, 1980) reading comprehension model was used to identify locations where inferences were called for in a 1000-word expository text. Then each location was repaired to produce a principled revision