Relevance Processes in Multiple Document Comprehension 论文

摘要

We introduce the MD-TRACE model (for Multiple-Document Task-based Relevance Assessment and Content Extraction), a descriptive model of the resources and the processes brought to bear in document-based activities. The MD-TRACE model considers the external resources that take part in functional reading activities (beyond text passages), as well as the cognitive resources that these activities call upon. The MD-TRACE model defines five core processes: the construction of a task model; the assessment of one’s information needs; the selection, processing and integration of document information; the construction of a task product; and the assessment of product quality. These processes are helpful in identifying the many ways in which relevance processes take place during functional reading. We discuss several research questions that are derived from the revised model.