Study: Kindle readers have lower comprehension levels
by Mark Tyson on 20 August 2014, 12:00
Tags: Kindle reader
Studies into the impact of digitisation on the reading experience have indicated that what is read in e-books is “significantly”less well absorbed than the same information read from a traditional paper book. In the most recent study it was found that the plot reconstruction ability of an e-book reading subject was most at fault – when the readers were asked to recall story events in the correct order.
The Guardian reports that this latest research paper is the result of a comprehension study of 50 readers, all of whom were given a short 28-page story by Elizabeth George to read. Half of the subjects read the e-book on an Amazon Kindle and the other half read through a paperback. After their reading, the subjects were tested on various aspects of the story.
Study: Kindle readers have lower comprehension levels
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Readers absorb less on Kindles than on paper, study finds
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https://www.theguardian.com/
