Volume : VII, Issue : III, March - 2018

THE DIGITAL AGE BRAIN - THE IMPACT OF READING ON SCREEN ON LEARNING

A. Jeya Jancy Selvi Ratnam

Abstract :

 

Background: Electronic screens such as laptops and computers are increasingly used by students of all ages. This study is undertaken to assess the impact reading on screen has on learning.

Aim and objectives: To assess and compare the performance of the screen and paper reading groups in pressured and free reading conditions.

Methods:200 college students were divided into two groups of 100 each –the screen  and  the  paper  reading  groups. They were given a text material of 3000 words– as PDF or as printed material. 50 participants in the screen and the paper group  were given 10 minutes (pressured)  and others  were  given their own time(free)to study . At the end , they were asked to predict their  performance and  take a test.

Result : Participants who read on paper showed better performance  compared to the participants who read on screen in the free reading condition . In  the pressured condition, there is no significant difference in performance. 

Article: Download PDF    DOI : https://www.doi.org/10.36106/paripex  

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A.Jeya Jancy Selvi Ratnam, THE DIGITAL AGE BRAIN‾THE IMPACT OF READING ON SCREEN ON LEARNING, PARIPEX‾INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-3 | March-2018

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