Publication Date
In 2025 | 0 |
Since 2024 | 0 |
Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 4 |
Descriptor
Control Groups | 4 |
English (Second Language) | 4 |
Reading Comprehension | 4 |
Speed Reading | 4 |
Experimental Groups | 3 |
Foreign Countries | 3 |
Instructional Effectiveness | 3 |
Reading Instruction | 3 |
Pretests Posttests | 2 |
Reading Rate | 2 |
Second Language Instruction | 2 |
More ▼ |
Source
English Language Teaching | 1 |
Journal of International… | 1 |
Online Submission | 1 |
RELC Journal: A Journal of… | 1 |
Author
Abdellah, Antar Solhy | 1 |
Abdelrahman, Mahmoud Sulaiman… | 1 |
Bsharah, Muwafaq Saleem | 1 |
Hattori, Takahiko | 1 |
Myskow, Gordon | 1 |
Underwood, Paul | 1 |
Yen, Tran Thi Ngoc | 1 |
Publication Type
Reports - Research | 4 |
Journal Articles | 3 |
Education Level
Higher Education | 2 |
Elementary Education | 1 |
High Schools | 1 |
Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Abdelrahman, Mahmoud Sulaiman Hamad Bani; Bsharah, Muwafaq Saleem – English Language Teaching, 2014
This study aimed to find the effect of speed reading strategies on developing reading comprehension among second secondary literary stream students in English language. The sample of the study consists of (42) students assigned into two groups who were chosen randomly from schools, a controlled group (21) students, and an experimental (21)…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Reading Rate, Reading Comprehension, English (Second Language)
Yen, Tran Thi Ngoc – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2012
Reading fluency plays an important part in academic achievement at colleges and universities. Speed reading courses, along with repeated reading and extensive reading, are popularly used methods to help students increase their reading speed. Several studies have shown the positive influence of a speed reading course in L2/FL on students' reading…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Speed Reading, Reading Fluency, Reading Rate
Underwood, Paul; Myskow, Gordon; Hattori, Takahiko – Journal of International Education Research, 2012
This study investigated the effects of a six-month course in speed reading in three areas of reading proficiency development: 1) general reading comprehension, 2) knowledge of high-frequency vocabulary, and 3) reading-rate and accuracy. The participants (N = 105) were Japanese students studying English as a foreign language in Grade 10 at a…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Foreign Countries, Speed Reading
Abdellah, Antar Solhy – Online Submission, 2009
Eye fixation is a frequent problem that faces foreign language learners and hinders the flow of their reading comprehension. Although students are usually advised to read fast/skim to overcome this problem, eye fixation persists. The present study investigates the effect of using a paper-based program as compared to a computer-based software in…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Speed Reading, English (Second Language), Control Groups