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Minichiello-Schmidt, Katherine – 1998
A study hypothesized that auditory input does not increase the comprehension of students. Forty Basic Skills English students in a suburban high school were identified for this study. They were grouped according to class section and assigned randomly to treatments. Two of the sections read narrative and persuasive/argument texts silently and were…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis, High Schools, Instructional Effectiveness
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Harker, Jill K.; Feldt, Leonard – Applied Measurement in Education, 1993
Average performance on subtests of the Iowa Tests of Educational Development was compared for 177 high school students taking the test under silent reading (standardized) conditions and time limits and students listening to audiotapes of test material as they read the test. Poor readers were helped by the tapes. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Audiotape Recordings, Comparative Analysis, High School Students