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Download full textNorthwest 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
Peer reviewedWepner, 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.; 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
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1985
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 28 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) the usefulness of peer-shared reading information in primary-grade reading groups; (2) development and evaluation of a sustained silent reading program in…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Doctoral Dissertations
