Reading and Comprehending Text Article Swipe
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· 2022
· Open Access
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· DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90984-0_12
· OA: W4293192448
Research onreading text presented on computer screens has enabled investigators to use other forms of technology such as eye-tracking equipment. As with research on reading from paper, asking participants to read continuous text provides less opportunity for researchers to impose experimental control over their reading behaviour. Some researchers have instead focused on their participants’ comprehension of material. A particular device that has been investigated is the presentation of letters, words, or groups of words one at a time at the reader’s point of fixation. This was originally thought to compensate for the limitations of handheld devices. It has tended to be assumed that sans serif typefaces are more legible than serif typefaces when used on handheld devicesor smartphones. Finally, this chapter describes research on the connotations of different typefaces when presented on computer screens.
