TY - JOUR AU - Stolurow, Lawrence M. AB - A Comparison of the Effects of Two Recording Speeds on Learning and Retention MITAT E. ENC, Ph.D. LAWRENCE M. STOLUROW, Ph.D. WHILE USE OF TALKING BOOKS has in­ learning when used by blind school chil­ dren. Specifically, it was concerned with a creased rapidly in recent years to the extent that fifty-five thousand blind persons, of factor that is potentially important in the all ages, were estimated to depend upon it preparation of recordings for the blind, but for most of their reading, there has been one that, while briefly explored (Iverson, little research on the many technical and 1956), is not standardized in their prepa­ scientific problems associated with its ef­ ration. The technical term in the psychol­ fective use. One of the more important ogy of learning for the factor studied is problems is that of the word-per-minute temporal contiguity ( closeness of experi­ rate at which 'the material should be re­ ence in time). This factor has been known, corded for efficient learning. Lee Iverson and its importance recognized by psy­ chologists who specialize in learning, and reports, for example, that "one of the greatest disadvantages of the talking-book it is unanimously accepted by them as TI - A Comparison of the Effects of Two Recording Speeds on Learning and Retention JF - Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness DO - 10.1177/0145482X6005400201 DA - 1960-02-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/a-comparison-of-the-effects-of-two-recording-speeds-on-learning-and-vDyiUt76zX SP - 39 EP - 48 VL - 54 IS - 2 DP - DeepDyve ER -