ABSTRACT
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 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.
