Reading computer-presented text

Belmore, Susan M.

doi:10.3758/bf03329765

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“…However, many users, particularly older adult computer learners, cannot get used to operating a computer with a mouse or keyboard device, while others have trouble reading and remembering information presented on a computer screen. A previous study has found that comprehension was worse and reading was slower when reading from a computer screen compared with printed text (Belmore, 1985). This finding, however, was attributed to the subjects' lack of familiarity with computers and reading from screens.…”

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confidence: 56%

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A research on comprehension differences between print and screen reading

Sun

Shieh

Huang

2013

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Since the 1980s, extensive research has been conducted comparing reading comprehension from printed text and computer screens. The conclusions, however, are not very consistent. As reading from computer screens requires a certain degree of individual technical skill, such variables should be objectively taken into consideration when conducting an experiment regarding the comparison between print and screen reading. This study analyses the difference in the level of understanding of the two presentational formats (text on printed pages and hypertext on computer screens) for people between 45−54 years of age (i.e. "middleaged" adults). In our experimental findings there were no significant differences between the levels of comprehension for print and screen presentations. With regard to individual differences in gender, age group and educational level, the findings are as follows: gender and education effects on print reading comprehension performance were significant, while those on screen reading comprehension performance were not. For middle-aged computer learners, the main effect of age group on both print and screen reading comprehension performance was insignificant. In contrast, linear texts of traditional paper-based material are better for middle-aged readers' literal text comprehension, while hypertext is beneficial to their inferential text comprehension. It is also suggested that hypermedia could be used as a cognitive tool for improving middle-aged adults' inferential abilities on reading comprehension, provided that they were trained adequately to use available computers.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 56%

“…Regarding comprehension differences between print and screen reading, some earlier research found that comprehension was worse when reading from screen compared with print (e.g. Belmore, 1985;Gould et al, 1987). However, some studies reported no significant differences between levels of comprehension for screen and print presentations (e.g.…”

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A research on comprehension differences between print and screen reading

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Shieh

Huang

2013

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“…Such studies range from investigations of peripheral aspects of processing such as eye fixations (Rayner, 1978) to more central measures of processing such as presentation of text (Belmore, 1985). In previous research comparing text presented on the microcomputer with that presented on the printed page, differences in subjects' responses have been found.…”

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confidence: 99%

Locating Discrete Information in Text: Effects of Computer Presentation and Menu Formatting

McGoldrick

Bergering

Martin

et al. 1992

Journal of Reading Behavior

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Locating information is a major component of student and adult reading. Dreher and Guthrie (1987) examined locating information in a text chapter presented via a microcomputer. The present experiment attempted to determine if there were differences in locating discrete information in printed versus computerized text. Possible differences may have been caused by method of presentation (computer vs. printed page) or the presence or absence of a menu at the front of the text. This menu presented areas of the text that could be searched (e.g., table of contents, text, glossary, and index). Eighty undergraduate students enrolled in an introductory psychology course attempted to find answers to six factual questions in text presented via either medium. Computer search tended to be more time consuming and less efficient than printed text search. No differences were found between computer and text conditions in total number of correct answers located. Computer groups searched the glossary more often than printed text groups. Possible explanations for these results are discussed and implications for future research are drawn.Researchers of reading recently have become interested in how individuals search for information in written material

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“…The former refers to the inferior quality of material presented on-screen, due to which the acquisition of information proceeds more slowly compared to paper presentation (e.g. Belmore, 1985;Gray, 1991). Under circumstances of a strictly limited schedule to complete the assignment, it is not surprising that conditions leading to greater time consumption in task completion will induce performance deterioration in a test of maximal performance.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As early as 1985, Belmore warned that text presentation on video display terminals [VDTs] was of a lower quality than text presentation on paper, leading to a poorer understanding of the material (Belmore, 1985). Furthermore, in a comparison between information searches on either paper or VDTs, the latter was shown to lead to a slower reading speed (Gray, 1991).…”

Section: Problem Statementsmentioning

confidence: 99%