Reading Comprehension and Digital Books: Jury Still Out
According to a recent study, reading on paper produces better comprehension than reading a PDF on a shiny monitor.
According to a recenter study, “While the type of E Ink used in the latest generation of Kindles and other tablets has been shown to be as or even more legible than printed text, other studies have indicated that — in terms of reading comprehension — the medium doesn’t much matter.”
Or if you’re the Guardian, you interpret the same data a different way: “A new study which found that readers using a Kindle were “significantly” worse than paperback readers at recalling when events occurred in a mystery story.”
Here’s a chart via the NYT that shows the data:
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/08/14/...
For further breakdown, check out The Digital Reader’s take on it.
I think it’s safe to conclude that the jury is still out.
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