- Visualizing information in the mind after reading the text
- If the text is properly comprehended, then the visualization would be considered coherent (formation of semantic relations between different textual elements)
- Involves inferring the text to form referential and causal/logical relations
- Making inferences involves use of prior knowledge


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The product is also known as the situational model of the text and the process is the steps taken to develop coherence (the product)

Product vs. Process of Reading Comprehension

van den Broek, P., & Espin, C. A. (2012). Connecting cognitive theory and assessment: Measuring individual differences in reading comprehension. School Psychology Review, 41(3), 315-325.

Connecting cognitive theory and assessment: Measuring individual differences in reading comprehension

Product

- Need to form a balance between forming coherence and remembering what was addressed in the text
- Can only focus on certain parts of the text at a time in order to process it using his/her cognitive “toolbox”
- Are partly automatic (already known) and partly strategic (learned)
- Reading comprehension involves processing multiple components
- The process is cyclical as new information is being processed


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