Evaluation of an Automated Reading Tutor That Listens: Comparison to Human Tutoring and Classroom Instruction

2003 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack Mostow ◽  
Greg Aist ◽  
Paul Burkhead ◽  
Albert Corbett ◽  
Andrew Cuneo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Instruction ◽  
Human Tutoring ◽  
Reading Tutor

Speech Recognition Software Contributes to Reading Development for Young Learners of English

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 60-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth Reeder ◽  
Jon Shapiro ◽  
Jane Wakefield ◽  
Reg D'Silva
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
Speech Recognition ◽  
Reading Fluency ◽  
Oral Reading ◽  
Grade Level ◽  
Oral Reading Fluency ◽  
Classroom Instruction ◽  
Regular Classroom ◽  
Speech Recognition Software ◽  
Reading Tutor

Thirty-six English language learners aged 6;8 to 12;6 years received practice with The Reading Tutor, which uses speech recognition to listen to oral reading and provides context-sensitive feedback. A crossover research design controlled effects of classroom instruction. The first subgroup worked with the software for 3.5 months, and following a week's crossover period, the second subgroup worked for a subsequent 3.5 months. Both groups were assessed to obtain comparable gains both in regular classroom with English as an Additional Language (EAL) support and in the classroom condition with EAL support plus the Reading Tutor. Oral reading fluency was assessed by the DIBELS measure. Fluency was also calculated by the program, and grade level of materials mastered was assessed by the software's logs. Both groups made significant gains in oral reading fluency and grade level of materials mastered, according to measures internal to the software. For one period, gains in fluency following experience with the program appeared to have been slightly larger than gains with regular classroom instruction and EAL support only.

Speech Recognition Software Contributes to Reading Development for Young Learners of English

2017 ◽  
pp. 390-404
Author(s):  
Kenneth Reeder ◽  
Jon Shapiro ◽  
Jane Wakefield ◽  
Reg D'Silva
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
Speech Recognition ◽  
Reading Fluency ◽  
Oral Reading ◽  
Grade Level ◽  
Oral Reading Fluency ◽  
Classroom Instruction ◽  
Regular Classroom ◽  
Context Sensitive ◽  
Reading Tutor

Thirty-six English language learners aged 6;8 to 12;6 years received practice with The Reading Tutor, which uses speech recognition to listen to oral reading and provides context-sensitive feedback. A crossover research design controlled effects of classroom instruction. The first subgroup worked with the software for 3.5 months, and following a week's crossover period, the second subgroup worked for a subsequent 3.5 months. Both groups were assessed to obtain comparable gains both in regular classroom with English as an Additional Language (EAL) support and in the classroom condition with EAL support plus the Reading Tutor. Oral reading fluency was assessed by the DIBELS measure. Fluency was also calculated by the program, and grade level of materials mastered was assessed by the software's logs. Both groups made significant gains in oral reading fluency and grade level of materials mastered, according to measures internal to the software. For one period, gains in fluency following experience with the program appeared to have been slightly larger than gains with regular classroom instruction and EAL support only.

The Effect of Vocabulary Intervention on Text Comprehension: Who Benefits?

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 562-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawna Duff
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Text Comprehension ◽  
Classroom Instruction ◽  
Vocabulary Instruction ◽  
Clinical Intervention ◽  
Vocabulary Knowledge ◽  
Vocabulary Intervention ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Difference

Purpose Vocabulary intervention can improve comprehension of texts containing taught words, but it is unclear if all middle school readers get this benefit. This study tests 2 hypotheses about variables that predict response to vocabulary treatment on text comprehension: gains in vocabulary knowledge due to treatment and pretreatment reading comprehension scores. Method Students in Grade 6 ( N = 23) completed a 5-session intervention based on robust vocabulary instruction (RVI). Knowledge of the semantics of taught words was measured pre- and posttreatment. Participants then read 2 matched texts, 1 containing taught words (treated) and 1 not (untreated). Treated texts and taught word lists were counterbalanced across participants. The difference between text comprehension scores in treated and untreated conditions was taken as a measure of the effect of RVI on text comprehension. Results RVI resulted in significant gains in knowledge of taught words ( d RM = 2.26) and text comprehension ( d RM = 0.31). The extent of gains in vocabulary knowledge after vocabulary treatment did not predict the effect of RVI on comprehension of texts. However, untreated reading comprehension scores moderated the effect of the vocabulary treatment on text comprehension: Lower reading comprehension was associated with greater gains in text comprehension. Readers with comprehension scores below the mean experienced large gains in comprehension, but those with average/above average reading comprehension scores did not. Conclusion Vocabulary instruction had a larger effect on text comprehension for readers in Grade 6 who had lower untreated reading comprehension scores. In contrast, the amount that children learned about taught vocabulary did not predict the effect of vocabulary instruction on text comprehension. This has implications for the identification of 6th-grade students who would benefit from classroom instruction or clinical intervention targeting vocabulary knowledge.

Student Content Engagement as a Construct for the Measurement of Effective Classroom Instruction and Teacher Knowledge

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary McLaughlin ◽  
Daniel J. McGrath ◽  
Marisa A. Burian-Fitzgerald ◽  
Lawrence Lanahan ◽  
Marion Scotchmer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Knowledge ◽  
Classroom Instruction

Sex roles, classroom instruction, and reading achievement.

1980 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara J. Bank ◽  
Bruce J. Biddle ◽  
Thomas L. Good
Keyword(s):  
Reading Achievement ◽  
Sex Roles ◽  
Classroom Instruction

scholarly journals 90 Effectiveness of an Educational Program on Beef Bull Selection that Incorporates Classroom Instruction and a Mock Auction

2020 ◽  
Vol 98 (Supplement_4) ◽  
pp. 73-73
Author(s):  
Darrh Bullock ◽  
Katherine VanValin ◽  
Jeffery Lehmkuhler ◽  
Leslie Anderson ◽  
Benjamin Crites ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Educational Program ◽  
Classroom Instruction ◽  
Selection Index ◽  
Extension Agents ◽  
Purchasing Decisions ◽  
Management Scenarios ◽  
Best Value ◽  
Beef Producers ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Economic Selection

Abstract An educational program was developed to assist beef producers with making informed bull purchasing decisions. There are two core pieces to this decision: targeting the bull’s genetics to the producer’s management and resources, and paying a price that maximizes the return on investment. This was a two-part educational program; the first session was classroom instruction with topics related to proper bull selection. At the conclusion of this session producers were assigned one of five management scenarios and received a sale catalogue with 60 bulls. Videos of all bulls were made available, along with all production information, including adjusted measurements, EPD and indices. The producers were tasked with returning the next week to attend the mock auction and purchase the best valued bull for their assigned scenario. At the conclusion of the auction, each scenario was discussed and the individual that purchased the best value bull in each scenario was recognized. Value was determined as the price paid for the bull compared to a price determined through an “economic selection index” equation. Beef producers (n = 322) participated in the program over 9 locations; in locations with less attendance, a reduced sale catalogue was used. Of the post-program survey respondents (n = 155), 71% were commercial beef producers, 27% were seedstock producers and 5% were Extension agents (n = 10, were cross classified). When asked how much time they spent reviewing the materials before the mock sale 8% said they made their decision at the sale, 16% spent 30 minutes or less, 58% spent 30 minutes to 2 hours and 18% spent over 2 hours preparing. When asked if the program would help with their next bull purchase, 88% said it would probably or definitely help. The conclusion was that this was a valuable educational program.

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