Subject: Re: Reading versus books on tape From: tony stockman <tonys@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2006 08:51:14 +0100This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C6A0D9.570CEC90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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@xxxxxxxx On Behalf Of Ken Grant Sent: 06 July 2006 03:22 To: AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx 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 work: 202-782-8596 fax: 202-782-9228 grant@xxxxxxxx ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C6A0D9.570CEC90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2900.2912" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D326314307-06072006>Hello=20 Ken,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D326314307-06072006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D326314307-06072006>Sorry=20 i'm not aware of any work on this, but anecdotally I believe for myself = at any=20 rate, as a blind person and having used braille since primary school, = braille=20 reading is more effective for learning than listening to tape. I felt = this so=20 strongly in the final year of my degree course in Computing, that I = brailled=20 Lister's book on operating systems from a tape edition in order that I = could=20 read it. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D326314307-06072006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D326314307-06072006>It=20 would indeed be interesting to hear of any studies on this, for print or = braille=20 reading, and also any influence on comprehension and attention if the = recording=20 is structured, as in for example the DAISY standard which allows books = to be=20 easily navigated by chapter, section etc.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D326314307-06072006> </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D326314307-06072006>Best=20 wishes,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D326314307-06072006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D326314307-06072006>Tony=20 Stockman (University of London)</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D326314307-06072006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D326314307-06072006> </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader lang=3Den-us dir=3Dltr = align=3Dleft><FONT=20 face=3DTahoma size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> = AUDITORY=20 Research in Auditory Perception [mailto:AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx = <B>On Behalf=20 Of </B>Ken Grant<BR><B>Sent:</B> 06 July 2006 03:22<BR><B>To:</B>=20 AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx<BR><B>Subject:</B> Reading versus books on=20 tape<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=3D"Verdana, Helvetica, = Arial"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12px">Does anyone know whether there are = measurable=20 differences in comprehension and/or retention between reading books = and=20 listening to books (assuming the book on tape is a verbatim aural = reproduction=20 of the book)?<BR><BR>Ken Grant<BR><BR>work: 202-782-8596<BR>fax:=20 = 202-782-9228<BR><BR>grant@xxxxxxxx<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></SPAN></FONT></B= ODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C6A0D9.570CEC90--