Does Rearranging the Letters in a Word Affect a Reader's Fluency and Accuracy?

Overview

Objectives/Goals My objective is to see if rearranging the letters in a word affects the readers fluency and accuracy. Methods/Materials Human subjects were randomly picked in two age groups, Minors (7-17) and Adults (18+). 50 subjects were tested in each age group, for a total of 100 trials. The reader was asked to read a paragraph where the letters were rearranged. The subjects accuracy and fluency were measured. Results 100% of the Adults age group (18+) and 90% of Minors age group (7-17) could read the test material. The Minors age group (7-17) achieved an average amount of 10 mistakes, while the Adults age group (18+) had an average of 4 mistakes. The Minors age group (7-17) had an average time of 1 minute and 09 seconds while reading the test material, while the Adults age group (18+) had an average time of 1 minute and 04 seconds. Conclusions/Discussion The Adults age group (18+) achieved the 100% of the people who could read the test material, the least amount of mistakes and the least average amount of time. The Minors age group (7-17) was not as successful as the adults.

Competition history

• CSEF 2010 Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) · Entry J0609

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