Reading Comprehension and Eye Movement Abilities: A Comparison of Digital and Print Presentations.
Background: As the world moves toward an increasingly digital age, differences in reading between digital and paper presentations become more pertinent. We aimed to contribute to the evidence in order to answer the question: Is there a difference in reading ability when comparing paper and electroni...
| Publicado en: | Optometry & Visual Performance Vol. 7; no. 5/6; pp. 309 - 315 |
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Optometric Extension Program
Dec2019
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=141146255&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 141146255 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 23253479 HOOW jtl: Optometry & Visual Performance issn: 23253479 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Dec2019 vid: 7 iid: 5/6 pid: 46881 pub: Optometric Extension Program place: Lutherville Timonium, Maryland artinfo: ui: 141146255 141146255 141146255 141146255 ppf: 309 ppct: 6 formats: tig: atl: Reading Comprehension and Eye Movement Abilities: A Comparison of Digital and Print Presentations. aug: au: McDowell, Paula Shank, Andrea affil: Michigan College of Optometry sug: subj: Reading Eye Movements Print Materials Electronic Publications Optometry Students, Medical Adult Publication Formats Pamphlets Visual Acuity Regression Two-Tailed Test Paired T-Tests Male Female Diplopia Descriptive Statistics Human Adult: 19-44 years Male Female ab: Background: As the world moves toward an increasingly digital age, differences in reading between digital and paper presentations become more pertinent. We aimed to contribute to the evidence in order to answer the question: Is there a difference in reading ability when comparing paper and electronic formats? Methods: Optometry students (n = 50) aged 20-35 years old were recruited for this study and were screened for any abnormalities of their visual acuity or binocular system. Eligible subjects were randomized to read either a computer passage or paper passage first. Comprehension, reading speed in words per minute, fixations, and regressions were measured for each group via the infrared technology of the Visagraph III™. Results: For the computer passage, the average comprehension percentage was 77.5±14.5, and for the paper passage, 80±14.8. Average words per minute for the computer passage were 276.7±72.04, and for the paper passage, 238.1±56.0. Average fixations for the computer passage (right eye only) were 82.4±19.6, and for the paper passage, 104.6±22.1. Average regressions for the computer passage (right eye only) were 9.1±6.2, and for the paper passage, 10.4±5.8. Two-tailed paired t-test statistics were used to analyze the data for each of the reading components. There was no statistically significant difference when comparing the computer to paper presentations for either reading comprehension or regressions. A statistically significant difference was obtained for reading speed t=2.67 (p<0.01) and fixations t=-4.74 (p<0.001). Conclusions: Subjects reading the computer passages had a statistically significant faster reading speed compared to those reading the paper passages. Subjects reading the paper passage had a higher fixation rate compared to the computer group, which may have contributed to the slower reading speed. Further research is needed to see whether these results are repeatable in a younger cohort. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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