Understanding different reader responses · Looking for differences in reading conditions

Looking for differences in reading conditions in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Looking for differences in reading conditions.

Compare explanations by how well they account for the evidence and by their limitations. More than one explanation may fit the data; justify a preference without excluding untested alternatives.

Context: Understanding different reader responses. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.

Practical examples

Some readers described the guide as concise, while others found it incomplete.

وصف بعض القراء الدليل بأنه موجز، بينما وجده آخرون غير مكتمل.

One explanation is that the groups approached it with different levels of prior knowledge.

أحد التفسيرات أن المجموعتين تعاملتا معه بمستويين مختلفين من المعرفة السابقة.

Another is that they were trying to complete different tasks and therefore needed different details.

وتفسير آخر أنهما كانتا تحاولان إنجاز مهام مختلفة، ولذلك احتاجتا إلى تفاصيل مختلفة.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: Some readers described the guide as concise, while others found it incomplete.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: وتفسير آخر أنهما كانتا تحاولان إنجاز مهام مختلفة، ولذلك احتاجتا إلى تفاصيل مختلفة.