The impact of paper-based versus computerized presentation on text comprehension and memorization
Contenu
Titre
The impact of paper-based versus computerized presentation on text comprehension and memorization
Computers in Human Behavior
Créateur
Alexandre Porion
Xavier Aparicio
Olga Megalakaki
Alisson Robert
Thierry Baccino
Sujet
Assessment
Comprehension
Computer
Memory
Paper
Reading
Résumé
We compared the effects of two media (paper vs. computer) on reading comprehension and memorization among students in their third or fourth year of secondary school. To assess comprehension, we constructed and validated a text with a carefully controlled hierarchical structure, accompanied by a questionnaire containing three types of questions (surface, semantic, inference). Memory of the text was assessed with a test based on the Remember-Know (R/K) paradigm. The results of the comprehension and R/K tests indicated that there was no difference between the two media. Regardless of medium, surface comprehension was better than either semantic or inference comprehension. The R/K test indicated that memorization was better for the surface elements of the text (more R than K responses). In conclusion, overall results show that if we fulfil all the conditions of paper-based versus computerized presentation (text structure, presentation on a single page, screen size, several types of questions measuring comprehension and memory performances), reading performances are not significantly different.
volume
54
pages
569-576
Date
January 1, 2016
Titre abrégé
Computers in Human Behavior
Langue
en
doi
10.1016/j.chb.2015.08.002
issn
0747-5632