Do reading strategies control mindless reading?

Eye movements during mindless reading.

Mindless reading occurs when the eyes continue moving across the page even though the mind is thinking about something unrelated to the text. Despite how commonly it occurs, very little is known about mindless reading. The present experiment examined eye movements during mindless reading. Comparisons of fixation-duration measures collected during intervals of normal reading and intervals of min...

Investigating the mediating role of attitudes to reading in relation to cognitive strategies, metacognitive reading strategies, parents' attitudes to reading with reading motivation students with reading difficulties

The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of attitudes toward reading in relation to cognitive strategies, metacognitive reading strategies, parents' attitudes to reading with reading motivation for students with reading difficulties. The research method was descriptive correlational and in particular structural equation model. For this purpose, the statistical population of t...

Meditation Training Influences Mind Wandering and Mindless Reading

It is challenging for individuals to maintain their attention on ongoing cognitive tasks without being distracted by task-unrelated thought. The wandering mind is thus a considerable obstacle when attention must be maintained over time. Mental training through meditation has been proposed as an effective method of attenuating the ebb and flow of attention to thoughts and feelings that distract ...

Reading Strategies and Learning outcomes

On the Relationship between Metacognitive Reading Strategies, Reading Self-Efficacy, and L2 Reading Comprehension

The present study was conducted to investigate the relationship between metacognitive reading strategies, reading self-efficacy, and reading comprehension of Iranian EFL learners. The participants were 119 Iranian B.A and M.A students majoring in English at Imam Khomeini International University and Islamshahr Azad University. A Michigan Test of English language Proficiency was given to the par...