The Effects of Interesting Examples and Topic Familiarity on Text Comprehension, Attention, and Reading Speed.

Shimoda, Todd A.

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Publication Date: 1993

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The Effects of Interesting Examples and Topic Familiarity on Text Comprehension, Attention, and Reading Speed.

Shimoda, Todd A.

Journal of Experimental Education, v61 n2 p93-103 Win 1993

The impact of interestingness and "narrativity" on comprehension, attention, and reading speed and the role of topic familiarity were studied for 16 college students in psychology classes and 8 from engineering classes who read excerpts from psychology and engineering texts. Results support schema-based comprehension theory. (SLD)

Descriptors: Attention, College Students, Engineering, Familiarity, Higher Education, Objective Tests, Psychology, Reading Comprehension, Reading Interests, Reading Rate, Semantics, Student Interests

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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