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Effects of screen presentation on text reading and revising

Authors:

JEAN-YVES ROUSSEY,

OLIVIER THUNINAuthors Info & Claims

International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, Volume 47, Issue 4

Pages 565 - 589

https://doi.org/10.1006/ijhc.1997.0145

Published: 01 October 1997 Publication History

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. Greater facilitative effects of the page-by-page presentation were observed in both tasks. The participants' reading task performance indicated that they built a better mental representation of the text as a whole and were better at locating relevant information and remembering the main ideas. Their revising task performance indicated a larger number of global corrections (which are the most difficult to make).

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Index Terms

Effects of screen presentation on text reading and revising
1. Applied computing
  1. Computers in other domains
    1. Personal computers and PC applications
      1. Word processors
  2. Law, social and behavioral sciences
    1. Psychology
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)

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International Journal of Human-Computer Studies Volume 47, Issue 4

Oct. 1997

93 pages

ISSN:1071-5819

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Univ. Calgary, Alta., Canada

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