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Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. – 1983
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT (Except for the Evaluation Summary Table): VERSION: Copyright 1981. PRODUCER: Davidson and Associates, 6069 Groveoak Place #12, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90274. EVALUATION COMPLETED: January, 1983 by the Oakland ISD of Pontiac, Michigan. COST: $70.00. ABILITY LEVEL: Secondary. SUBJECT: Reading. MEDIUM…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Drills (Practice), Microcomputers
Minery, Bonnie – 1988
A study examined the influence of the computer management feature of a commercially prepared speed reading software package on the reading rate and attitudes of college students towards computers as instructional tools. Subjects, 66 college freshman from lower-middle to middle socio-economic brackets (and divided into control and experimental…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Freshman Composition
Feeley, Joan T.; Wepner, Shelley B. – 1986
College students in a reading rate improvement course participated in a study (1) to determine the effects of text displayed on the computer screen as opposed to the printed page and (2) to see if computerized speed reading programs changed student attitudes toward reading efficiency exercises. Subjects, 26 students of similar reading…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Attitudes

Wepner, Shelley B.; And Others – Journal of Reading, 1990
Evaluates the effectiveness of the Sack-Yourman Developmental Speed Reading Course software program designed to increase reading rate and comprehension. Finds the software program effective in allowing students to quickly move from "chore" operations and didactic sections to "real" reading. Offers specific recommendations for…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Higher Education

Wepner, Shelley B.; And Others – Journal of Developmental Education, 1989
Compares gains in reading rate and comprehension of students using traditional texts and those using a computer-based, commercially prepared, speed reading package. Offers recommendations for the use of computers in college reading courses, focusing on hardware/software needs and student/teacher responsibilities. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
Wepner, Shelley B.; Feeley, Joan T. – 1987
Focusing on improving college students' reading efficiency, a study investigated whether a commercially-prepared computerized speed reading package, Speed Reader II, could be utilized as effectively as traditionally printed text. Subjects were 70 college freshmen from a college reading and rate improvement course with borderline scores on the…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Higher Education