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Silvestri, Robert; Holmes, Alana; Rahemtulla, Rafiq – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2022
This study utilized the Simple View of Reading (SVR) model cognitive subtypes to determine the impact of text-to-speech (TTS) software on the reading comprehension of 94 grade 8 students with reading difficulties. Method: paired samples t tests for all four SVR groups were conducted to examine reading comprehension scores under TTS and no-TTS…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Foreign Countries, Reading Difficulties, Reading Comprehension
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Warner, Janis A.; Koufteros, Xenophon; Verghese, Anto – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2014
This article introduces a new construct coined as Computer User Learning Aptitude (CULA). To establish construct validity, CULA is embedded in a nomological network that extends the technology acceptance model (TAM). Specifically, CULA is posited to affect perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use, the two underlying TAM constructs.…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Aptitude, Computer Mediated Communication, Construct Validity