Pevey, M. E., Allred, T. R., & Palya, W. L. (1986). Effects of presentation speed on comprehension of computer-presented text. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 62(1), 85-86.

Pevey, M.; Allred, T.; Palya, W.

1986

Pevey, M. E., Allred, T. R., & Palya, W. L. (1986). Effects of presentation speed on comprehension of computer-presented text. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 62(1), 85-86.

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This research assessed the effects of various speeds of presenting text on reading comprehension in 100 undergraduates. Textual material of varying difficulty levels was presented to 4 groups of Ss via CRT terminals. A 5th group of Ss was presented the textual material printed on sheets of paper. An analysis of variance (ANOVA) indicated that differences in text difficulty were quite reliable whereas the presented speed did not have a reliable effect on reading comprehension.

The obtained results indicated that presentation speed did not have a substantial effect. The text passages represented a relatively broad range of tasks (reading levels from two years below to two years above estimated freshmen reading levels).

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