Skimming rate correlates strongly with normal silent reading rate (r = +0.71)¶

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q2 i3 Preferred skimming rate is fairly closely correlated with natural normal silent reading rate. → Whipple 1914

Evidence¶

Whipple 1914¶

Whipple, G. M., & Curtis, J. N. (1914). Preliminary Investigation of Skimming in Reading. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://eric.ed.gov/?q=preliminary+investigation+of+skimming+in+reading

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Auxiliary Experiment 3 computed Pearson correlations for reading speed across the five methods (Table 11 lists normal silent and skimming r = .71, P.E. .16). The article reports the greatest correlation was between skimming rate and normal silent reading rate.

"Preferred rate in skimming is fairly closely correlated with natural rate in ordinary reading—the coefficient of correlation between normal silent and skimming speeds is +0.71."

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