College students show no comprehension difference between digital and paperbound textbook reading, immediately or after 1 week¶
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q3 i? Quiz comprehension did not differ significantly between students reading a digital versus paperbound text, at either immediate or 1-week delayed testing. → Annette Kujawski Taylor 2011
Evidence¶
Annette Kujawski Taylor 2011¶
Annette Kujawski Taylor. (2011). Students Learn Equally Well From Digital as From Paperbound Texts. Teaching of Psychology, 38(4), 278-281. https://doi.org/10.1177/0098628311421330
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Randomized experiment: 74 introductory psychology students read a microeconomics chapter on supply and demand from either a paperbound or digital text and took a 20-item multiple-choice quiz immediately and 1 week later. The medium comparison was "nonsignificant" (paper 61.5%, digital 60.4%).
"the critic al comparison between digital and paper texts was nonsignificant with mean quiz scores for the paper text at 61.5% and for the digital text at 60.4%"
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Related Claims¶
- Quiz accuracy declines from immediate to 1-week delayed testing regardless of text medium — related
- Text complexity (basic vs. comprehensive textbook) shows no significant effect on comprehension — related
- No significant interactions emerged between text medium and any other variable (test time, complexity, engagement) — a broader claim this one bears on
- Engagement via annotation (underlining, highlighting, notes) shows no significant effect on comprehension — related
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College students show no comprehension difference between digital and paperbound textbook reading, immediately or after 1 week |
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College students show no comprehension difference between digital and paperbound textbook reading, immediately or after 1 week |
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