The effects of tachistoscopic training in an adult reading program

Abstract

34 Marine Corps officers under instruction at the Marine Corps Supply Schools were divided into an Experimental and a Control group on the basis of age, raw scores on the Otis, initial reading rate, comprehension scores, and mean educational level. Both groups received training in reading improvement, but the Control group had 18 sessions with the tachistoscope, while the Experimental group had none. Comparison of results between the two groups showed no significant differences between them in the reduction of the number of fixations, the increase of the span of recognition, the reduction of regressive movements, or reduction of the duration of fixations. There was a significant difference in reading rate at the conclusion of the training program, but this was in favor of the Experimental group. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)