The Effect of Text Display in Mobile Reading to Reading Comprehension, Attention, and Cognitive

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the types of static, dynamic, and mixed text display on students' reading comprehension, attention, and cognitive. In addition, this study also considers sitting, standing, and walking positions and different types of text. Quasi-experiments were used in this study with random sample selection of students at the high school level who have mobile reading habits. The instruments used in this study were gadgets for mobile reading, reading comprehension tests, and cognitive level measurement scales. The results showed that the reading positions that made a significant positive contribution to sustained attention were sitting reading positions and mixed text types which made the lowest contribution to sustained attention. In addition, it was found that the type of text did not have a significant effect on students' reading comprehension skills. Moving text also does not contribute significantly to students' reading comprehension skills. Students' reading comprehension ability is significantly influenced by the type of text display and reading context. Students' cognitive abilities are significantly influenced by the type of text display, but not by the reading context. Of the three types of text display, the sequence of text types that make a significant contribution from the highest to the lowest is mixed text which makes the most significant contribution, then dynamic text, and static text. So, it can be concluded that the reading context and the type of text display have different impacts on students' reading comprehension skills, sustained attention and cognitive levels of students. This research has implications that teachers must modify students' mobile reading habits by displaying text, and reading contexts so that reading comprehension skills can increase optimally.