Comprehension: The complex cognitive process involving the intentional interaction between reader and text to convey meaning.

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Comprehension has the following meanings: In general usage, and more specifically in reference to education and psychology, it has roughly the same meaning as understanding. Reading comprehension measures the understanding of a passage of text; In logic, the comprehension of an object is the totality of intensions, that is, properties or qualities, that it possesses.

com·pre·hen·s ion   (k m pr-h n sh n) n. 1. a. The act or fact of grasping the meaning, nature, or importance of; understanding. b. The knowledge that is acquired in this way.

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Reading comprehension is defined as the level of understanding of a writing. For normal reading rates (around 200-220 words per minute) an acceptable level of comprehension is above 75%. [citation needed] Proficient reading comprehension depends on the ability to recognize words quickly and effortlessly. If word recognition is difficult, students use too much of their processing capacity to read individual words, which interferes with their ability to comprehend what is read.

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