Date of Award
12-2000
Degree Name
Doctor of Education
Department
Educational Studies
First Advisor
Dr. George J. Haus
Second Advisor
Dr. Alonzo E. Hannaford
Third Advisor
Dr. Dona G. Icabone
Fourth Advisor
Dr. James Leja
Abstract
The purpose o f this study was to investigate the effect of display media on reading comprehension in students with learning disabilities. This research examined two types o f display media, computer screen and paper.
Three groups of subjects were used in this study: (1) readers with learning disabilities, (2) low achieving readers, and (3) average readers. Three instruments were used to gather performance data in this study: a) a standardized measure o f reading comprehension, b) a measure of individual passage comprehension, and c) a measure of vocabulary knowledge using words from the experimental passages.
The data presented in this study supports the interpretation that presentation media has no effect on the comprehension of reading material by readers with a learning disability.
Access Setting
Dissertation-Open Access
Recommended Citation
Conklin, Jeffrey T., "The Effect of Presentation Media on Student Reading Comprehension" (2000). Dissertations. 1443.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/dissertations/1443