The purpose of this study was to evaluate differences in comprehension among elementary school children who listened to a narrative passage presented at different rates of expansion or compression. Subjects were drawn from three populations with respect to intelligence. The three levels of intelligence were low (IQs ranging from 74 to 98), average…

This study investigated learning through listening at rates ranging from 178 to 378 words per minute. Three presentation strategies--a single presentation, a double presentation, and a double presentation with a one-week interval between the presentations--were compared. Immediate and one-week retention data were gathered on each subject.…

The purpose of this study was to evaluate differences in learning among culturally disadvantaged fourth-grade children who listened to a series of twenty narrative passages. The effectiveness of eight treatment combinations was compared. A total of 195 subjects were randomly selected from fourteen fourth-grade classes in schools located in…