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Perkins, Kyle; Jiang, Xuan – Online Submission, 2019
In this paper, we first introduce functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), followed by a review of three themes of neuroimaging research on the neural correlates of reading-related skills: (1) typical and struggling readers, including developmental dyslexics, (2) an inverted U-shaped function in second-language reading that portrays an…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Reading Comprehension, Correlation, Diagnostic Tests
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Perkins, Kyle; Jiang, Xuan – Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, 2019
In this paper, we first introduce functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), followed by a review of three themes of neuroimaging research on the neural correlates of reading-related skills: (1) typical and struggling readers, including developmental dyslexics, (2) an inverted U-shaped function in second language reading that portrays an…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Diagnostic Tests, Correlation, Second Language Learning
Perkins, Kyle – 1987
In this paper four classes of procedures for measuring the instructional sensitivity of reading comprehension test items are reviewed. True experimental designs are not recommended because some of the most important reading comprehension variables do not lend themselves to experimental manipulation. "Ex post facto" factorial designs are…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Correlation, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods