EFFECTS OF SCREEN PRESENTATION ON TEXT READING AND REVISING

Authors
PIOLAT A ROUSSEY JY THUNIN O
Citation
A. Piolat et al., EFFECTS OF SCREEN PRESENTATION ON TEXT READING AND REVISING, International journal of human-computer studies, 47(4), 1997, pp. 565-589
Citations number
49
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology,Ergonomics,"Computer Sciences","Controlo Theory & Cybernetics","Computer Science Cybernetics
Journal title
International journal of human-computer studies → ACNP
ISSN journal
10715819
Volume
47
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
565 - 589
Database
ISI
SICI code
1071-5819(1997)47:4<565:EOSPOT>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Two studies using the methods of experimental psychology assessed the effects of two types of text presentation (page-by-page vs. scrolling) on participants' performance while reading and revising texts. Greate r facilitative effects of the page-by-page presentation were observed in both tasks. The participants' reading task performance indicated th at they built a better mental representation of the text as a whole an d were better at locating relevant information and remembering the mai n ideas. Their revising task performance indicated a larger number of global corrections (which are the most difficult to make). (C) 1997 Ac ademic Press Limited.