독자 응집성 기준의 조작적 정의 및 하위 구인 탐색

초록

This study operationally defined readers’ standards of coherence and explored its sub-constructs to empirically investigate the standards of coherence as a reader variable. As a premise of the study, coherence was conceptualized as a mental representation of readers’ comprehension, which must be established through inferential understanding based on the global context of the text. Next, three key issues regarding divergent perspectives in defining standards of coherence were identified and discussed, leading to an operational definition. Finally, the study examined three sub-constructs of readers’ standards of coherence: desire for comprehension, attitudes toward comprehension, and the use of strategies for comprehension. The findings of this study help clarify the conceptualization of standards of coherence and enhance its potential for research design and educational applications.

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