Modern Speed-Reading Apps Do Not Foster Reading Comprehension.
New computer apps are gaining popularity by suggesting that reading speeds can be drastically increased when eye movements that normally occur during reading are eliminated. This is done using rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP), where words are presented 1 at a time, thus preventing natural eye...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Psychology Vol. 130; no. 2; pp. 183 - 200 |
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University of Illinois Press
Summer2017
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