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Research

Our Study

In 1998 a research program was initiated at Tennessee Technological University (TTU) involving pre-college students who were attending the university for remedial training. Forty-one volunteers were divided into two nearly equal groups for the purpose of gathering statistically relevant data. All were checked for ICS prior to starting the program. Group I was provided blinking glasses which alternately occluded each eye at a frequency determined for the individual. Group II was not provided glasses. Both groups underwent the normal reading training provided by the university remediation program for one month. At the end of the month, the group procedures were reversed. Group I continued on without the glasses and Group II began the eye occlusion therapy. The results of this study have been reported in a paper in The Journal of Optometric Vision Development and were presented by the TTU researchers at the NADE conference in Biloxi, Mississippi.

A summary of the findings in this research follows:

"The Academic Development program at TTU works with under-prepared university students to bring them up to speed in math, reading, or writing --- or any combination of these areas. These students are considered `at-risk,' both academically and in terms of how long they remain in school. Typically, these are the students who would have dropped out of college by the end of the first semester, if' not before.

The Intermittent Central Suppression study that was conducted at Tech involved Adult Developmental Program Reading Students. Dr. Miller evaluated these students for Intermittent Central Suppression and found that 90% of them had the condition to a degree that would likely interfere with their ability to accurately read and comprehend the printed word.

Of the 41 students who volunteered to participate in the study , 72% no longer tested positive for Intermittent Central Suppression at the end of' 30 hours of treatment. All of the students enrolled in reading, whether they participated in the study or not, were required to do the same work, which included 30 hours of outside reading:
This study was small because it was a pilot study with extremely limited funds, but the findings are very promising, even though such a small study doesn't give results as accurately as those from a larger study group.

Of the students who participated in the study, 76.5% had Ending Reading Comprehension Test scores -- at the conclusion of 30 hours of treatment -- of greater than or equal to 28, which is considered passing on this particular test. Only 54.2% of the control group achieved a passing score or higher. Of the students who completed the training at TTU during the fall of 1998, 73% were still in school after 1 year (99F). All of those who were enrolled after 1 year have also enrolled for spring 2000.

In the control group, only 57.3 % were still in school after 1 year. Our most recent check indicates that only 47.9% of the control group are still enrolled for spring 2000.

A difference is also evident in Grade Point Averages. The average GPA for the study group is 3.34 out of a possible 4.0. The average GPA for the control group is 2.94."