Post-training reading speed differs significantly between the trained and untrained groups, which did not differ before training¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 2014 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? A Mann-Whitney U test found no significant pre-training speed difference between control and test groups (U = 302.500, Z = -.196, p = .845) but a significant post-training difference in favor of the test group (U = 114.000, Z = -3.885, p = .000). → Kana'an et al. 2014

Evidence¶

Kana'an et al. 2014¶

Basim Hamdan Ibrahim Kana'an, Salahud Din Abdul Rab & Ahlullah Siddiqui. (2014). The Effect of Expansion of Vision Span on Reading Speed: A Case Study of EFL Major Students at King Khalid University. English Language Teaching, 7(10). https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v7n10p57

q2 · i? · causal · r1

Mann-Whitney U comparison of both groups (N = 25 each) on post-training reading speed (Table 8: U = 114.000, Z = -3.885, Asymp. Sig. .000). The article reports "a significant difference in the speed of reading in favor of the test group"; no effect size is printed.

"Table 8 reveals that in the post-training tests, there is a significant difference in the speed of reading in favor of the test group. It means that EFL learners were able to improve their speed of reading after receiving training in the expansion of vision span."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Reading Fluency — outcome: instruction changes it

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