Speed reading as a tool for personality development
Abstract
The article provides an overview of theoretical approaches to speed reading in russian and foreign science, discusses practical methods for increasing reading speed, and analyzes the impact of reading speed on the individual. In the introduction, the author reveals the relevance of the topic, which is determined by the social demand for innovative teaching methods in general and effective reading methods. In theoretical background the author considers the works of Russian and foreign authors devoted to the study of the phenomenon of speed reading as an acquired skill, ways of developing this skill and hindrances that hinder learning, analysis of reading as a psychophysiological process, its technical and semantic components, as well as the impact of reading on the individual. The success of using training tools to develop speed and quality of reading depends on the accuracy and depth of theoretical understanding of the psychological mechanisms underlying based on mastering the speed reading skill. Reading is a complex cognitive skill. Mastering the skill of rapid reading without losing the quality of learning requires a special organization of the learning process, taking into account the understanding of the cognitive mechanisms underlying speed reading, on the one hand, and the motivational and semantic component of the student's personality, on the other. The novelty of the research lies in the synthesis of scientific knowledge in the field of cognitive skills development and a semanticdidactic approach to the organization of the speed reading learning process. In Discussion, the author proves that with the above approach to understanding the competence of speed reading, it can become not only a method of optimizing and improving the efficiency of intellectual labor, but also a way to improve and develop the individual as a whole.
About the Author
A. M. Bilaya
Don State Technical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Angelina M. Bilaya
Rostov-on-Don
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Bilaya A.M. Speed reading as a tool for personality development. Innovative science: psychology, pedagogy, defectology. 2020;3(2):32-48. (In Russ.)
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