E-Book, Englisch, 16 Seiten
ISBN: 978-3-346-01027-8
Verlag: GRIN Verlag
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Kein
The study was conducted in several classrooms of a vocational school in Austria. Given the age bracket which is centered roughly around 17 and 18 year old students, the results could have a relevance for adult students as well.
The study showed that a well designed text led to 18.8 % increase in reading speed, a 13.5% increase in remembered information as well as an 32.1 % increase in testing time. The biggest difference however was the time needed to retrieve information from the text with a 36.9 % In general, wh working with the text, the reader friendly designed texts proved to be easier to read, faster to use and helped in remembering the information.