The trained test group's average reading speed rose 39 percent, from 73.6 to 102.3 wpm, while the control group's stayed near 75 wpm¶
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q2 i? Descriptive wpm scores show the test group increased from 73.6 to 102.3 wpm (a 39 percent increase with no loss in comprehension) while the control group moved from 76.6 to 74.9 wpm. → 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
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Descriptive reading-speed scores in words per minute reported in Table 9 and Figure 3 for both groups before and after training. The discussion states the test group's gain "means a total increase of 39 percent with no loss in comprehension"; these are descriptive means, not test statistics.
"Table 9 shows that the reading speed of the control group is 76.6 wpm in the pre-training and 74.9 wpm in the post-training tests. For the test group, on the other hand, the average reading speed of students is 73.6 wpm and 102.3 wpm in the pre-test and post-test, respectively."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Reading Fluency — outcome: instruction changes it
Related Claims¶
- Control-group students who received no vision-span training show no significant change in reading speed — related
- EFL undergraduates at King Khalid University read at about 75 wpm, far below the 200 wpm threshold Jordan classifies as slow — related
- Vision-span expansion training has no negative effect on reading comprehension scores of either group — related
- Training in expansion of vision span significantly increases the reading speed of EFL undergraduates from pre-test to post-test — related
- CCTV produced much larger percentage increases in reading speed (86% for 1.3M, 74% for 1M) than eccentric viewing training (16%, not significant) — related
- Repeated listening improves oral reading fluency in second-grade students, with Listening Only outgaining Reading While Listening and Reading Only — related
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