The Zone Out Zone

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<p>Well, here is another study that falls into the category of not surprising but significant - readers who fall into the zone out zone - passive, mindless reading compounded by daydreaming do the worst reading comprehension tests. Zoning out seems to be a greater factor affecting test scores than complexity of the reading material. I wonder what the results of the study would be if passages from the SAT critical reading tests were used instead of War and Peace?</p>

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<p>War and Peace contains long passages that make for easy zoning out–all those musings about history and military strategy! I’ll bet that anyone re-reading it skips those passages. After reading a few SAT criticial reading passages, I am also convinced that they are chosen with a high boredom factor in mind. If it weren’t for the fact that there is a test, eyes would glaze over.</p>