Listening Comprehension: The Effects of Sex, Age, Passage Structure and Speech Rate.

Riding, R. J.; Vincent, D. J. T.

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Publication Date: 1980-Nov

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Listening Comprehension: The Effects of Sex, Age, Passage Structure and Speech Rate.

Riding, R. J.; Vincent, D. J. T.

Educational Review, v32 n3 p259-66 Nov 1980

Four age groups between 7 and 15 listened to a prose passage delivered at a slow or fast speech rate and structured to join or separate related pieces of information. A recall test followed immediately. Performance was correlated to subjects' age and sex. Implications for classroom teaching are considered. (Author/SJL)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Correlation, Difficulty Level, Elementary Secondary Education, Listening Comprehension, Recall (Psychology), Sex Differences, Time Factors (Learning)

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Language: English

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