When nothing goes right, go left: A large-scale evaluation of bidirectional self-paced reading

Mapping Intimacies ◽

10.31234/osf.io/d7pvz ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Dario Paape ◽

Shravan Vasishth

Keyword(s):

Eye Tracking ◽

Large Scale ◽

Feature Matching ◽

Conscious Awareness ◽

Online Reading ◽

Web Based ◽

Scale Evaluation ◽

Garden Path ◽

Reading Patterns ◽

Acceptability Judgments

In two web-based experiments, we evaluated the bidirectional self-paced reading (BSPR) paradigm recently proposed by Paape and Vasishth (2021). We used four sentence types: NP/Z garden-path sentences, RRC garden-path sentences, sentences containing inconsistent discourse continuations, and sentences containing reflexive anaphors with feature-matching but grammatically unavailable antecedents. Our results show that regressions in BSPR are associated with a decrease in positive acceptability judgments. Across all sentence types, we observed online reading patterns that are consistent with the existing eye-tracking literature. NP/Z but not RRC garden-path sentences also showed some indication of selective rereading, as predicted by the selective reanalysis hypothesis of Frazier and Rayner (1982). However, selective rereading was associated with decreased rather than increased sentence acceptability, which is not in line with the selective reanalysis hypothesis. We discuss the implications regarding the connection between selective rereading and conscious awareness, and for the use of BSPR in general.

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Using Web-based Testing for Large-Scale Assessment

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e421172005-001 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

Laura S. Hamilton ◽

Stephen P. Klein ◽

William Lorie

Keyword(s):

Large Scale ◽

Web Based ◽

Large Scale Assessment ◽

Scale Assessment

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Teen Driver Safety: Large-Scale Evaluation of Driver Education Review of the Literature on Driver Education Evaluation 2010 Update

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e612252011-001 ◽

2010 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Lawrence Lonero ◽

Dan Mayhew

Keyword(s):

Large Scale ◽

Education Evaluation ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Driver Safety ◽

Driver Education ◽

Scale Evaluation ◽

Education Review

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Impact of COVID-19 on Nuclear Medicine in Germany, Austria and Switzerland: An International Survey in April 2020

Nuklearmedizin ◽

10.1055/a-1163-3096 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 59 (04) ◽

pp. 294-299 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Lutz S. Freudenberg ◽

Ulf Dittmer ◽

Ken Herrmann

Keyword(s):

Nuclear Medicine ◽

Health Systems ◽

Personal Protective Equipment ◽

Large Scale ◽

Diagnostic Procedures ◽

Protective Equipment ◽

Current Crisis ◽

Web Based ◽

Public Versus Private ◽

The Impact

Abstract Introduction Preparations of health systems to accommodate large number of severely ill COVID-19 patients in March/April 2020 has a significant impact on nuclear medicine departments. Materials and Methods A web-based questionnaire was designed to differentiate the impact of the pandemic on inpatient and outpatient nuclear medicine operations and on public versus private health systems, respectively. Questions were addressing the following issues: impact on nuclear medicine diagnostics and therapy, use of recommendations, personal protective equipment, and organizational adaptations. The survey was available for 6 days and closed on April 20, 2020. Results 113 complete responses were recorded. Nearly all participants (97 %) report a decline of nuclear medicine diagnostic procedures. The mean reduction in the last three weeks for PET/CT, scintigraphies of bone, myocardium, lung thyroid, sentinel lymph-node are –14.4 %, –47.2 %, –47.5 %, –40.7 %, –58.4 %, and –25.2 % respectively. Furthermore, 76 % of the participants report a reduction in therapies especially for benign thyroid disease (-41.8 %) and radiosynoviorthesis (–53.8 %) while tumor therapies remained mainly stable. 48 % of the participants report a shortage of personal protective equipment. Conclusions Nuclear medicine services are notably reduced 3 weeks after the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic reached Germany, Austria and Switzerland on a large scale. We must be aware that the current crisis will also have a significant economic impact on the healthcare system. As the survey cannot adapt to daily dynamic changes in priorities, it serves as a first snapshot requiring follow-up studies and comparisons with other countries and regions.

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