Zusammenfassung
The present research examined the impact of technology on reading comprehension. While
previous research has examined memory for text, and yielded mixed results of the impact
technology has on one’s ability to remember what they have read, the reading literature has not
yet examined comprehension. In comparing paper, computers, and e-readers, results from this
study indicated that these three different presentation modes do not differentially affect
comprehension of narrative or expository text. Additionally, readers were not consistently
compensating for difficulties with comprehension by engaging in different reading behaviors
when presented with text in different formats. These results suggest that reading can happen
effectively in a variety of presentation formats.
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