Planning Learning Activities and Teaching Methods for Improving Inference Comprehension Ability

Abstract

Purpose: Inferential comprehension plays a central role in the process of reading comprehension. In order to improve this inference ability, it is necessary to establish a teaching and learning plan thateffectively reflects the thinking base of inference, and to implement learning activities appropriately. Methods: In order to plan learning activities for improving inference comprehension ability, we graspedthe concept and types of inference comprehension, and the stylistic characteristics of newspaper articlesthat can be used as learning materials. Results: Combining stylistic elements such as headlines and subtitles of newspaper articles, specializations,texts, and types of reasoning, learning activities and teaching strategies for improving reasoningcomprehension ability were devised. Conclusion: Headlines and subtitles of newspaper articles are sufficient as clues for reasoning asteaching and learning materials for improving deductive comprehension ability. Learning activities usingthe headlines and subtitles of newspaper articles can be typed according to the direction of reasoning,the scope of reasoning, and the method of reasoning. Specifically, forward reasoning and backwardreasoning, core content reasoning and supporting content reasoning, background knowledge and articlecontent utilization reasoning, and other areas. can be classified as typing categories. Newspaper articles,in addition to their unique stylistic elements such as headlines and subtitles, are highly utilized interms of access to reading, interest and motivation as reading materials closely related to daily life. Therefore, it can be an efficient way to improve the reasoning comprehension ability by activelyutilizing this to plan learning activities and to construct teaching plans.