Larger font sizes produce modestly better memory than smaller font sizes, with a small but significant pooled effect¶
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q3 i? Font size has a small but statistically significant effect on memory accuracy. → Chang 2022
Evidence¶
Chang 2022¶
Chang, M., Brainerd, C.J. (2022). Association and dissociation between judgments of learning and memory: A Meta-analysis of the font size effect. Metacognition and Learning. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11409-021-09287-3
q3 · i? · quant-synthesis · r?
Meta-analysis of studies contributing memory-performance data on the font size effect. The synthesis reports "a small but significant effect of font size on memory"; no effect-size value or test statistic is printed in the available text.
"There was also a small but significant effect of font size on memory."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- JOL-memory dissociation occurs only when font size ranges between very small and intermediate
- Larger fonts reliably increase both JOLs and memory only under specific boundary conditions: intermediate-to-very-large sizes, unrelated word lists, immediate JOLs, and brief study time
- Larger font sizes produce higher judgments of learning than smaller font sizes, with a small-to-moderate pooled effect
- JOLs and memory both increase with font size rather than being completely dissociated — a broader claim this one bears on
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Larger font sizes produce modestly better memory than smaller font sizes, with a small but significant pooled effect |
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Larger font sizes produce modestly better memory than smaller font sizes, with a small but significant pooled effect |
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