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Peer reviewedLorch, Elizabeth P.; And Others – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1987
Examines expository text processing abilities of fourth- and sixth-grade students and college students. Reports these major findings: topic sentence reading times were shorter if a transition question informed the reader of the next topic; topic sentence reading times were shorter if the new topic was directly related to the immediately preceding…
Descriptors: Age Differences, College Students, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedJandreau, Steven M.; And Others – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1986
Describes two experiments which demonstrate improvement in reading speed as a result of an uncomplicated BASIC computer program which automatically assigns phrase structure to grammatical sentences to produce syntactically formatted text. Both experiments indicate poor readers are aided by this type of format. (MBR)
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Software, Higher Education, Layout (Publications)
Download full textRustigan, Carol J. – 1996
In a study at California State University, Sacramento, the effects of color light and relaxation exercise therapy were investigated with 16 students (ages 23 to 48) with learning disabilities. Therapy consisted of either 20 sessions viewing color light through a Lumatron instrument or 20 sessions listening to relaxation exercise tapes. Diagnostic…
Descriptors: Adults, College Students, Color, Higher Education
