Re: Reading versus books on tape

[Christopher Frauenberger <frauenberger@xxxxxx>]

There was a study published in 1999 about auditory study in HE:

@article{ghe99,
	Author = {P. Ghesquiere},
	Journal = {Journal of Visual Impairment \& Blindness},
	Month = {January},
	Pages = {40--45},
	Title = {The Significance of Auditory Study to University Students  
who are Blind},
	Year = {1999}}

I cant recall the details and dont have a copy at hand, but it  
compared different ways of learning in University courses.

best
Chris

On 6 Jul 2006, at 08:51, tony stockman wrote:

> Hello Ken,
>
> Sorry i'm not aware of any work on this, but anecdotally I believe  
> for myself at any rate, as a blind person and having used braille  
> since primary school, braille reading is more effective for  
> learning than listening to tape. I felt this so strongly in the  
> final year of my degree course in Computing, that I brailled  
> Lister's book on operating systems from a tape edition in order  
> that I could read it.
>
> It would indeed be interesting to hear of any studies on this, for  
> print or braille reading, and also any influence on comprehension  
> and attention if the recording is structured, as in for example the  
> DAISY standard which allows books to be easily navigated by  
> chapter, section etc.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Tony Stockman (University of London)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AUDITORY Research in Auditory Perception  
> [mailto:AUDITORY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ken Grant
> Sent: 06 July 2006 03:22
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> Subject: Reading versus books on tape
>
> Does anyone know whether there are measurable differences in  
> comprehension and/or retention between reading books and listening  
> to books (assuming the book on tape is a verbatim aural  
> reproduction of the book)?
>
> Ken Grant
>
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