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| Reading World | 6 |
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| Chang, Shou Shan | 1 |
| Colvin, Charles R. | 1 |
| Hanna, Gerald S. | 1 |
| Hoffman, James V. | 1 |
| Mathews, Robert C. | 1 |
| Ribovich, Jerilyn K. | 1 |
| T. T. Hawley | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Research | 3 |
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Peer reviewedT. T. Hawley; And Others – Reading World, 1974
Presents a technique for analyzing eye movements in reading using a computer. (RB)
Descriptors: Eye Fixations, Eye Movements, Higher Education, Reading Rate
Peer reviewedRibovich, Jerilyn K. – Reading World, 1979
Describes a study in which it was found that informational background has some effect on reading speed and comprehension. (TJ)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Reading Comprehension, Reading Rate
Peer reviewedChang, Shou Shan; Hanna, Gerald S. – Reading World, 1980
Describes a study designed to determine whether one-minute or two-minute tests of reading rates are more reliable and whether warm-up exercises improve the accuracy of rate measures. Indicates that results were inconsistent with theoretical expectations and past research and suggests that no changes in standardized testing practices are currently…
Descriptors: Reading Rate, Reading Research, Research Methodology, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedHoffman, James V. – Reading World, 1978
Purposes a reconsideration of the traditional notions regarding reading rate and flexibility (i.e., that the good reader is a flexible reader who adjusts reading rate to the difficulty of the material or the purpose for reading) and suggests that perhaps there is no relationship between reading rate and flexibility. (JM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Readability, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedMathews, Robert C.; And Others – Reading World, 1980
Reports that children's reading speed for paragraphs in which either words, syllables, or letters were spaced widely apart was a good predictor of reading ability in grades one through three, but not in grades four through six. (GT)
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Elementary Education, Predictor Variables, Reading Ability
Peer reviewedColvin, Charles R. – Reading World, 1972
Descriptors: College Programs, Films, Lecture Method, Programed Instructional Materials
