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Download full textMaxwell, Martha J. – 1969
Results of a number of studies of correlations between achievement in Reading and Study Skills Laboratory (RSSL) work at the University of Maryland and both academic achievement and personality variables are presented. Findings of early studies suggested that better students tended to stay in RSSL programs; whereas, later studies showed the…
Descriptors: College Programs, Motivation, Reading Achievement, Reading Skills
Maxwell, Martha J. – 1969
The rationale and techniques for developing skimming and scanning skills with college students are discussed, and it is noted that perfecting these skills involves changing some basic attitudes towards reading such as the ideas that one needs to read every word and that increasing speed decreases comprehension. Lengthy passages in regular college…
Descriptors: College Programs, Reading Materials, Reading Rate, Reading Skills
Peer reviewedMaxwell, Martha J. – Journal of Reading, 1974
Focuses on ways to help foreign students solve reading and study skill difficulties in a university setting. (RB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Environment, College Students, Foreign Students
Maxwell, Martha J. – 1968
A program for skimming and scanning improvement was developed from college textbook material selected from social sciences, science, and essays and included a section on scanning bibliographies and indexes. Four types of exercises were written for each selection: skimming for the main idea, scanning for details, scanning for words and phrases, and…
Descriptors: College Programs, Reading Improvement, Reading Programs, Reading Rate
Maxwell, Martha J. – J Reading Spec, 1970
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Memory, Reading Skills, Retention (Psychology)
Effects of Practice and Learning Strategies on Speed of Scanning for Phrases in Meaningful Material.
Maxwell, Martha J. – 1969
This pilot study investigated (1) the extent scanning speed can be improved through practice, (2) the learning strategies students use in attempting to improve their scanning, and (3) differences between scanning rate for stimuli presented orally and visually. Subjects were advanced college students with average reading skills. Each subject was…
Descriptors: Auditory Stimuli, College Students, Learning Processes, Pilot Projects
The Role of Attitudes and Emotions in Changing Reading and Study Skills Behavior of College Students
Peer reviewedMaxwell, Martha J. – Journal of Reading, 1971
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Emotional Adjustment
Maxwell, Martha J. – 1966
Studies in two areas of college reading research and their implications for secondary reading teachers are discussed: (1) the effectiveness of reading machines and (2) the effectiveness of techniques recommended for student use. Several studies evaluating the effectiveness of reading machines are reviewed, and weaknesses of research in this area…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, High Schools, Junior High Schools, Learning Motivation
