Time frame is a major activity moderator of the screen inferiority effect, with larger effects when reading time is limited¶

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Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? The review reports that meta-analytic evidence shows the screen inferiority effect increases when time to complete the reading assignment is limited, while recent tablet studies systematically varying time frame yielded null effects. → Salmerón 2023

Evidence¶

Salmerón 2023¶

Salmerón, L., Altamura, L., Delgado, P., Karagiorgi, A., & Vargas, C. (2023). Reading comprehension on handheld devices vs. on paper: A narrative review and meta-analysis of the medium effect and its moderators. Journal of Educational Psychology. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/edu0000830

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The review's synthesis of prior meta-analytic evidence on time frame, attributed to Clinton (2019) and Delgado et al. (2018). It also notes recent empirical studies varying time frame with tablets "resulted in null effects" (Delgado & Salmerón, 2022; Salmerón et al., 2021).

"To conclude, meta-analytical evidence shows that time frame is a major activity moderator of the screen inferiority effect, with larger effects for tasks in which time is limited (Clinton, 2019; Delgado et al., 2018)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Prior meta-analyses found the screen inferiority effect did not differ as a function of digital device type — related
• The screen inferiority effect on handheld devices is larger for undergraduate students and for participants assessed individually — related
• Classroom tablet use is negatively associated with reading comprehension achievement in PISA 2018 data — related
• Text genre moderates the screen inferiority effect, with stronger negative effects for expository than narrative texts — related