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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
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Colvin, Charles R. – Reading World, 1972
Descriptors: College Programs, Films, Lecture Method, Programed Instructional Materials