We present-some new results for the reading comprehension task described in [3] that improve on the best published results from 36% in [3] to 41% (the best of the systems described herein). We discuss a variety of techniques that tend to give small improvements, ranging from the fairly simple (give verbs more weight in answer selection) to the fairly complex (use specific techniques for answeri...

We evaluated the effect of morphological awareness training delivered in preschool (8 months before school entry) on reading ability at the end of grade 1 and 5 years later (in Grade 6). In preschool, one group of children received morphological awareness training, while a second group received phonological awareness training. A control group followed the ordinary preschool curriculum. The comp...

In this chapter, we elaborate on our definition of reading comprehension by giving examples of variations in the three reading comprehension elements— reader, text, and activity—and variations in the context in which they occur. Of course, none of these elements operates independently of the others in any authentic act of comprehension. However, we consider each in turn because each has an inte...

Tools are vital to support the various activities that form the many tasks that are part of the program comprehension process. In order that these tools are used and useful it is necessary that they support the activities of the user. This support must complement the work methods and activities of the user and not hinder them. Whilst features of good tools have been identified tool builders do ...

Oscillatory neural dynamics have been steadily receiving more attention as a robust and temporally precise signature of network activity related to language processing. We have recently proposed that oscillatory dynamics in the beta and gamma frequency ranges measured during sentence-level comprehension might be best explained from a predictive coding perspective. Under our proposal we related ...

This paper proposes a model that explains the utility of illustrations in promoting text comprehension comprising two effects, increasing motivation and deepening elaboration. We conducted two experiments using an existing evacuation manual to test the model. The first experiment confirmed that illustrations did significantly increase the participants’ motivation to read the manual text. The se...

this study explores the effect of online annotations via interactive white boards (iwbs) on reading comprehension of iranian efl learners. to this aim, 60 students from a language institute were selected as homogeneous based on their performance on oxford placement test (2014).then, they were randomly assigned to 3 experimental groups of 20, and subsequently exposed to the research treatment af...

background : safety signs provide information as well as instructions concerning the hazard or dangers in the workplace. the correct comprehension of these signs is very important for doing the necessary feedback in the specific situation which are described.  materials and methods: in this descriptive study, the comprehension of 10 selected safety signs were investigated in 53 randomly selecte...