All articles tagged with #reading comprehension
A test was conducted with five AI chatbots to evaluate their reading comprehension across various texts, revealing that one bot outperformed the others in understanding, despite the common ability of these bots to summarize documents. The test included diverse materials like novels, medical research, legal agreements, and speeches, to assess their trustworthiness as reading assistants.
Marjorie Taylor Greene faced criticism after admitting she hadn't read Donald Trump's tax and spending bill and would have opposed it if she had, due to a hidden provision that would prevent states from regulating AI for a decade. The bill, which faced bipartisan disapproval, includes controversial provisions affecting AI regulation and social programs, with some critics highlighting Greene's lack of awareness of key details.
The new SAT is going digital, with shorter reading passages and one-question follow-ups. Sample questions include analyzing a passage from "Dracula," understanding affective neuroscience, identifying a quotation from "An Ideal Husband," completing a text about Richard Spikes, and emphasizing the difference between C-type and S-type asteroids based on notes.
Eight out of 10 South African children struggle to read by the age of ten, according to the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study. South Africa ranked last out of 57 countries assessed, with illiteracy among children rising from 78% in 2016 to 81%. The country's education minister blamed the results on school closures during the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as poverty, inequality, and inadequate infrastructure. The study also showed that 81% of South African children could not read for comprehension in any of the country's 11 official languages.