The segmentation advantage is maintained across repeated readings and is widespread across participants¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · causal r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 1983 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? The repeated measures analysis duplicated the first passage analysis results, indicating the positive effects of text segmentation are maintained when participants read multiple passages. → David S. Weiss 1983 q3 i? 74.2% of participants scored higher on the syntactic phrase format and 74.7% on the pausal phrase format than on the prose format, indicating the benefit was spread over a large number of participants. → David S. Weiss 1983 (2)

Evidence¶

David S. Weiss 1983¶

David S. Weiss. (1983). The effects of text segmentation on children's reading comprehension. Discourse Processes, 6:1, 77-89. https://doi.org/10.1080/01638538309544555

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The repeated measures analysis (incomplete latin square of passage by format combinations, means of the nine combinations analyzed) reproduced the first passage findings. Only the qualitative duplication is reported here; no effect size was printed.

"The finding that the repeated measures analysis duplicated the first passage analysis results indicated that the positive effects of Text Segmentation are maintained even when the participants are involved in repeated readings."

David S. Weiss 1983 (2)¶

David S. Weiss. (1983). The effects of text segmentation on children's reading comprehension. Discourse Processes, 6:1, 77-89. https://doi.org/10.1080/01638538309544555

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Descriptive analysis of adjusted mean scores (each passage's overall mean subtracted from individual scores) in the repeated measures design with all 648 participants. The proportions favoring each phrased format over prose are descriptive percentages, not effect sizes.

"The results indicated that 74.2% of all (N = 648) participants had higher scores on the syntactic phrase format when compared to their scores on the prose format. In addition, 74.7% of all the participants had higher scores on the pausal phrase format when compared to their scores on the prose format."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Poor readers reading phrased passages comprehend at the level typical of average readers reading prose, and average readers approach good readers' prose level — related
• Text segmentation benefits all reading levels: no interactions with grade, reading level, or passage difficulty — related
• Reading passages segmented along phrase boundaries (pausal or syntactic) yields higher comprehension scores than standard prose format in elementary students — related