眼球運動トレーニングの読書への効果

Abstract

I studied the effects of eye movement training on reading speed through a 3-months training in moving eyes horizontally, vertically and diagonally. Subjects were seven college students. They performed these eye movements 80 times a day and 4 days a week over 3 months. The amount of exercise was raised monthly by increasing the range of eye movements. The main results are as follows．1. The 3-month training resulted in increased speed when reading horizontal and vertical texts. 2. Indicators of both eye movements and visual fields improved but failed to display statistical significance. However, it was surmised that the training might have improved speed of eye movement as well as perception in peripheral vision. 3. The results suggest that training may increase speed of eye movement which in turn expands perceptual span, leading to increased reading speed.