Family of Hypotheses Derived from Resolv
M. Anne Britt, Jean‐François Rouet, Amanda M. Durik · 2017
This chapter discusses five core hypotheses that stem from the REading as problem SOLVing (RESOLV) model such as, context hypothesis, the Task Model guidance hypothesis, goal-structures hypothesis, minimal task-elaboration hypothesis, and personal-goal hypothesis. The Context Model includes the reader&s;s explicit representation of aspects of the situation and inferences about the task. The Task Model can guide many different reading behaviors, from skipping and skimming to reading deeply, making coherence-building inferences for purpose, and even rereading for an additional purpose. The goal-structures hypothesis relates to where action plans for achieving goals come from, and how they become activated. The minimal task-elaboration hypothesis is consistent with what researchers have learned about how novices proceed in other types of problem-solving tasks. The personal-goal hypothesis is obvious but important. According to the personal-goal hypothesis, goals will be elaborated and effort will be exerted depending upon the personal value assigned to the goal.