___________________ Numerous studies have shown that thinking aloud while reading can be an effective instructional technique in helping students improve their reading comprehension. However, most of the studies that examined the effects of think-aloud involve subjects reading individually and carried out in isolation away from the classroom context. Recently, researchers have begun to explore ...

The value of thinking aloud in usability tests depends on the content of the users’ verbalizations. We investigated moderated and unmoderated users’ verbalizations during relaxed thinking aloud (i.e., verbalization at levels 1 through 3). Verbalizations of user experience were frequent and mostly relevant to the identification of usability issues. Explanations and redesign proposals were also m...

When easy and difficult items are mixed together, their reading aloud latencies become more homogeneous relative to their presentation in unmixed ("pure") conditions (Lupker, Brown, & Colombo, 1997). We report two experiments designed to investigate the nature of the mechanism that underlies this list composition, or blocking, effect. In Experiment 1, we replicated Lupker et al.'s (1997) blocki...

the present study aims to investigate language learners’ cognitive processes in on-line esp courses. three modes of inquiry are used: think-aloud protocol analysis, screen capture analysis, and correlation analysis. the theoretical foundations for the evaluation of the cognitive aspect of ferdowsi univeristy of mashhad e-learning system are drawn from cognitive load theory, cognitive apprentice...

Learning media is one of the supporting factors for successful learning whose implementation still lacking in various elementary schools Indonesia. The lack at SDN Wonomlati improvement reading aloud, this a factor study. This study aims to determine effect Pop-Up Book on skills grade II students Wonomlati. research used pre-experimental method with One Group Pretest-Posttest design. involved 2...

T his paper discusses the improvement of reading - aloud ability grade 2 elementary school students through a constructivism approach. The r esearch uses classroom action method , which begins with pre cycle stages, 1 and where each stage includes planning, implementation, observation, reflection. After carrying out research procedures collecting data, results indicate that -aloud using approac...

The article analyses the problem of silent/secret reading Orthodox liturgical prayers, especially Anaphora. It points to original practice saying them aloud, origins and possible causes silent reading, its complex consequences. description contemporary history attempts return prayers aloud are linked renewal in 20th century, current state question possibility further development.

We report an experiment investigating how concurrent verbalisation during a task can affect performance (a so-called “reactivity” effect). Participants studied three-variable line graphs while (a) concurrently thinking aloud or (b) silently studied the graphs and provided an interpretation once they felt they had understood it. Results showed that verbalisation hindered performance significantl...

Naming latency experiments in which monosyllabic items are read aloud are based on the assumption that the vocal response is not initiated until the phonology of the entire syllable has been computed. Recently, this assumption has been challenged by A. H. Kawamoto, C. T. Kello, R. Jones, and K. Bame (1998), who argued instead that the reading-aloud response begins as soon as the initial phoneme...

In this paper, we investigate the effect of context on usability evaluation. The focus is on how children behave and perform when they are tested in different settings. Two most commonly applied usability evaluation methods: the think-aloud and constructive interactions are applied to the children in different physical contexts. We present an experimental design involving 54 children participat...