A font-change variant of lexical categorization training significantly increased reading speed, but not significantly more than lexical categorization training alone¶

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q3 i? In Experiment 3, the lexical categorization font training raised reading speed significantly (mean 33.2%), but its effect was not higher than lexical categorization training. → Benjamin Gagl & Klara Gregorová 2024

Evidence¶

Benjamin Gagl & Klara Gregorová 2024¶

Benjamin Gagl & Klara Gregorová. (2024). Investigating lexical categorization in reading based on joint diagnostic and training approaches for language learners. npj Science of Learning 9:29. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-024-00237-7

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Experiment 3 was a randomized controlled within-participant comparison; Table 1 reports the font condition at M = 33.2%, t(31) = 2.38, p = .024. The direct comparison of the two training effects was not significant, t(31) = −0.61, p = 0.54; equivalence was not tested.

"The lexical categorization font training also resulted in a signi ficant reading speed increase (see Table1). However, the effect was not higher than for the lexical categorization training (t(31) = −0.61, p = 0.54, see Table1)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Reading Fluency — outcome: instruction changes it

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