Terry's photographic eye-movement apparatus for studying numeral reading

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Evidence · 3 claims (3 for) · 1 study (1 causal), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 3 claims rest on one study

Description

This element is the research setup described in Terry's monograph 'How Numerals are Read', a University of Chicago Supplementary Educational Monograph. Part I used introspective methods with graduate students in four preliminary studies; in Part II, "photographic apparatus was used to record the eye movements of six adult subjects". Subjects read simple arithmetical problems, isolated numerals of various lengths, and ordinary prose. The review presents it as an addition to the Chicago reading monographs and as introductory work on the eye habits involved in reading numerals.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• Photographic apparatus to record eye movements, as used in Part II with six adult subjects

Constraints

• The review states the study is introductory to more elaborate detailed inquiry into the development of the specific eye habits involved

Target Learners

• adult subjects reading numerals and arithmetic problems

Learning Goals

• understanding eye-movement habits in reading numerals and arithmetic problems

Claims

• Prose Read Faster Than Numerals And Problems [+M]
• Problems Reread Before Computation [+M]
• Partial First Reading Aids Grasp [+M]

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Key Sources

• New Publications in Educational Psychology and Related Fields of Education. (1922). https://eric.ed.gov/

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Field	Value
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id	terry-photographic-eye-movement-numeral-study
title	Terry's photographic eye-movement apparatus for studying numeral reading
description	This element is the research setup described in Terry's monograph 'How Numerals are Read', a University of Chicago Supplementary Educational Monograph.
status	review
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