兴趣对文章理解的作用

研究兴趣对文章理解的作用，其主要目的是：（１）提出一种新的兴趣理论；（２）研究兴趣对文章理解的作用效果；（３）探讨阅读过程中兴趣和背景知识之间的关系。二项实验研究基本证实下列假设：（１）兴趣对文章的理解具有显著的促进作用；（２）兴趣高的读者对所读内容表现出更强的推理能力；（３）兴趣高的读者在阅读中会表现出更高的元认知水平；（４）兴趣对文章理解的促进作用相对独立于背景知识的影响。

IMPACT OF INTEREST ON TEXT COMPREHENSION

This study examined the impact of interest on text comprehension. Its primary goals were as follows: (1)To formulate a new theory of interest; (2)To examine and explain the effects of interest on text comprehension; (3)To ex-plore the relation between interest and prior knowledge while reading. The following hypotheses were confirmed by two experiments: (1)Interest has a positive influence on. text comprehension; (2)High-interest readers infer from the text more frequently while reading;(3) High-interest readers show greater metacognitive capability while reading; (4)The effect of interest on text comprehension is independent of prior knowledge.