One of the crucial cognitive processes in academic writing is that of problem-finding in the critical reading stage before planning an essay. With the focus of our study being on the process of critical reading—a writer’s in-depth reading of an article in order to find issues that are capable of being addressed from her/his viewpoint—we are currently on the way to developing an affective critic...

The authors developed reading support software “eJournalPlus” designed to assist learners in not only reading texts but also constructing their own opinions from it. Since it is difficult for learners to reach a sufficient level of critical reading skills through reading only by themselves, a collaborative learning function was added to allow learners to share their ideas and facilitate discuss...

Klasik eğitim anlayışlarına olduğu kadar analitik felsefelerine de bir tepki olarak gelişen eleştirel pedagoji, insanların dünyayı değiştirip dönüştürecek ve yeniden kurabilecek aktif birer özne konumuna gelmelerinin ancak eğitimle mümkün olabileceğine inanır. Eleştirel eğitimin politik amaca hizmet ettiğini unutmadan diyalojik sevgiye dayalı yöntem ile özgürleşmenin aracı kullanılabileceğine v...

Our purpose was to compare reading performance measured with the MNREAD Acuity Chart and an iPad application (app) version of the same test for both normally sighted and low-vision participants. Our methods included 165 participants with normal vision and 43 participants with low vision tested on the standard printed MNREAD and on the iPad app version of the test. Maximum Reading Speed, Critica...