Examining reading comprehension text and question answering time differences in university students with and without a history of reading difficulties
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Hebert, Megan, Zhang, Xiaozhou and Parrila, Rauno. (2018). Examining reading comprehension text and question answering time differences in university students with and without a history of reading difficulties. Annals of Dyslexia. 68(1), pp. 15-24. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11881-017-0153-7
Authors | Hebert, Megan, Zhang, Xiaozhou and Parrila, Rauno |
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Abstract | The current study aimed to examine performance times during text reading and question answering of students with and without a history of reading difficulties. Forty-three university students with a history of reading difficulties (HRD) were compared to 124 university students without a history of reading difficulties on measures of word and nonword reading rate, text reading rate and comprehension, and question answering times. Results showed that students with HRD demonstrated slower word, nonword, and text reading rates than their peers, but had comparable reading comprehension scores. Results also showed that students with HRD took longer to answer specific types of questions even when reading rate was controlled. Specifically, when word reading rate was controlled, students with HRD took longer to answer vocabulary, literal, inferential, and background knowledge questions. When text reading rate was controlled, they still took longer to answer literal, inferential, and background knowledge questions. These results suggest that students with a history of reading difficulties require extra time to complete reading comprehension measures for reasons other than just slower word and text reading rate. Findings of this study have implications for supporting university students with a history of reading difficulties. |
Keywords | reading comprehension; reading difficulties; reading rate; university students |
Year | 2018 |
Journal | Annals of Dyslexia |
Journal citation | 68 (1), pp. 15-24 |
Publisher | Springer |
ISSN | 0736-9387 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11881-017-0153-7 |
PubMed ID | 29150819 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85034230845 |
Page range | 15-24 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 17 Nov 2017 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 09 Nov 2017 |
Deposited | 28 Jul 2023 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8z695/examining-reading-comprehension-text-and-question-answering-time-differences-in-university-students-with-and-without-a-history-of-reading-difficulties
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