Understanding a procedural text: A process requiring different levels of comprehension

This study investigates the comprehension of a dosage according to the desi red aim before reading. The results of the two experiments carried out indi cate that only the cognitive activities underlying the performance of the i nstructions (versus comprehension/memorisation) require the transformation of the declarative representation into a procedural one. The inferences gen erated attest a result/procedurerelation and a hierarchical organisation of the planification of actions brought into play. Moreover, information whic h is directly goal-related receives more extensive treatment than other inf ormation.