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THE EFFECT OF READING TUITION ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: VOLUNTEERING AND METHODS OF TUITION
Author(s) -
FRANCIS R. D.,
COLLINS J. K.,
CASSEL A. J.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
british journal of educational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.557
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 2044-8279
pISSN - 0007-0998
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1973.tb02271.x
Subject(s) - reading (process) , psychology , reading comprehension , presentation (obstetrics) , mathematics education , academic achievement , pedagogy , political science , medicine , law , radiology
S ummary . Volunteers were recruited from an Introduction to Psychology course at an Australian university. Of the 197 students in the sample 108 volunteered for a reading improvement programme. From the group of volunteers 26 were chosen at random to undergo a course of reading improvement using a speed reading projector. A further 27 were similarly chosen for a course on reading improvement but without the pedagogical use of mechanical aids. Both the groups receiving reading tuition improved over their starting rates. The non‐projector group had greater speed but not greater comprehension. Neither the fact of volunteering, the non‐receiving of tuition nor the form of tuition had an impact on examination performance. It is concluded that volunteering and the receiving and form of reading tuition do not bear upon performance at formal examinations. The presentation of relevant content in a reading improvement course does not enhance academic achievement.