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ERIC Number: EJ462943
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0047-2395
An Initial Evaluation of the Use of Captioned Television to Improve the Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension of Navy Sailors.
Griffin, Ray; Dumestre, Jeanie
Journal of Educational Technology Systems, v21 n3 p193-206 1992-93
Describes a study of the use of captioned television to improve the reading comprehension and vocabulary skills of U.S. Navy sailors that was conducted to help find low-cost, low-intervention methods of improving reading skills. Results for experimental and control groups are compared, and the evaluation questionnaire is appended. (17 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Captions, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation Methods, Military Training, Postsecondary Education, Pretests Posttests, Questionnaires, Reading Skills, Research Needs, Student Attitudes, Tables (Data), Television, Television Research, Vocabulary Skills
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Navy