插图在说明文阅读理解中的作用

THE ROLE OF PICTURES IN COMPREHENSION OF EXPOSITORY TEXTS

研究的目的在于揭示插图对说明文阅读理解的影响。实验中使用移动窗口技术对阅读过程中插图的作用进行探讨，并考察空间想象能力在其中的作用。结果表明：１．插图可以改进说明文的阅读理解，提高阅读速度；２．插图可以帮助读者建立文章所描述物体的参照表征，在建立参照表征的过程中，插图有利于重要概念的理解和有关参照表征信息的整合；３．插图有助于空间想象能力低的读者理解重要概念以及整合有关信息。

This study focused on the role that pictures play in expository text reading.The experiments probed into the reading process by using moving window technique.The spatial ability of the subjects is considered a factor influencing reading comprehension.The results manifested that:(a)picture can enhance reading comprehension and accelerate reading speed;(b)picture assists the construction of the referential representation of the object described in the text,improving the comprehension of important concepts and the integration of related information;(c)pictures can help the readers with low spatial ability to comprehend important concepts and integrate related information.