Claims

Writers revising in Page mode backtrack more than Scroll writers, with no difference in total revising time

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · causal r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 1997 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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q3 i? Page writers produced more backtracking sequences than Scroll writers (7.85 vs. 4.07, p < 0.02). → Annie Piolat 1997 q3 i? Total revising time did not differ significantly between Page and Scroll. → Annie Piolat 1997 (2)

Evidence

Annie Piolat 1997

Annie Piolat, Jean-Yves Roussey and Olivier Thunin. (1997). Effects of screen presentation on text reading and revising. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. https://doi.org/10.1006/ijhc.1997.0145

q3 · i? · causal · r2

Experiment 2 revising task with 26 randomly assigned undergraduates using a minimal word processor; navigation-file counts showed Page writers moved around the text more, F(1, 24) = 6.25, p < 0.02.

"In line with Prediction 1, writers using Page did more backtracking than those using Scroll (7.85 vs. 4.07; F(1, 24) = 6.25, p < 0.02)."

Annie Piolat 1997 (2)

Annie Piolat, Jean-Yves Roussey and Olivier Thunin. (1997). Effects of screen presentation on text reading and revising. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. https://doi.org/10.1006/ijhc.1997.0145

q3 · i? · causal · r2

Experiment 2 revising-time measure: Page 1496 s vs. Scroll 1731 s, F(1, 24) = 1.13, reported as not significantly different.

"The mean time taken by writers to modify the text with Page and Scroll did not differ significantly (Page = 1496 sec.; Scroll = 1731 s; F(1, 24) = 1.13)."

Discussion

Page metadata
Field Value
type claim
id page-revising-more-backtracking
title Writers revising in Page mode backtrack more than Scroll writers, with no difference in total revising time
description Writers revising in Page mode backtrack more than Scroll writers, with no difference in total revising time
status review
evidence_strength moderate
newest_evidence 1997
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