Visual support reduces global sentence reading times and regressions in adult readers¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3 · i2 medium
Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i2 Sentences accompanied by an image showed shorter total fixation durations, gaze durations, and lower probability of regressions at the sentence level. → Miriam Rivero-Contreras 2023

Evidence¶

Miriam Rivero-Contreras 2023¶

Miriam Rivero-Contreras, Paul E. Engelhardt, David Saldaña. (2023). Do easy-to-read adaptations really facilitate sentence processing for adults with a lower level of education? An experimental eye-tracking study. Learning and Instruction 84 (2023) 101731. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2022.101731

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Mixed ANOVAs on global eye-tracking measures (Picture × Frequency × Group) across 60 adults; Picture main effects: Text total fixation η²p = .11 (p1 = .011), Text gaze η²p = .10, Text regressions η²p = .12. "Sentences with an image showed shorter total fixation durations, gaze durations, and a less probability of regressions."

"Sentences with an image showed shorter total fixation durations, gaze durations, and a less probability of regressions than sentences without an image; and university adults had shorter total fixation durations and gaze durations than non-university adults."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Lexical simplification (high-frequency target words) substantially reduces word-level processing times in adult sentence reading — related
• Non-university adults are slower at sentence processing than university adults — related
• Accompanying sentences with an image improves comprehension accuracy, significantly so for sentences containing low-frequency words — related
• Good readers in the lower grades show the eye-habits of mature readers, per laboratory studies of reading — related