Reading eye movements performance on iPad vs print using a visagraph
This study investigated reading comprehension, reading speed, and the quality of eye movements while reading on an iPad, as compared to printed text. 31 visually-normal subjects were enrolled. Two of the passages were read from the Visagraph standardized text on iPad and Print. Eye movement characte...
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| description | This study investigated reading comprehension, reading speed, and the quality of eye movements while reading on an iPad, as compared to printed text. 31 visually-normal subjects were enrolled. Two of the passages were read from the Visagraph standardized text on iPad and Print. Eye movement characteristics and comprehension were evaluated. Mean (SD) fixation duration was significantly longer with the iPad at 270 ms (40) compared to the printed text (p=0.04) at 260 ms (40). Subjects’ mean reading rates were significantly lower on the iPad at 294 words per minute (wpm) than the printed text at 318 wpm (p=0.03). The mean (SD) overall reading duration was significantly (p=0.02) slower on the iPad that took 31 s (9.3) than the printed text at 28 s (8.0). Overall reading performance is lower with an iPad than printed text in normal individuals. These findings might be more consequential in children and adult slower readers when they read using iPads. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-44c27740dd04487d9612f36c33f7a7ca2025-08-20T03:06:12ZengMDPI AGJournal of Eye Movement Research1995-86922021-09-0114210.16910/jemr.14.2.6Reading eye movements performance on iPad vs print using a visagraphAlicia Feis0Amanda Lallensack1Elizabeth Pallante2Melanie Nielsen3Nicole Demarco4Balamurali Vasudevan5Arizona College of Optometry, Midwestern University Arizona College of Optometry, Midwestern University Arizona College of Optometry, Midwestern University Arizona College of Optometry, Midwestern University Arizona College of Optometry, Midwestern University Midwestern UniversityThis study investigated reading comprehension, reading speed, and the quality of eye movements while reading on an iPad, as compared to printed text. 31 visually-normal subjects were enrolled. Two of the passages were read from the Visagraph standardized text on iPad and Print. Eye movement characteristics and comprehension were evaluated. Mean (SD) fixation duration was significantly longer with the iPad at 270 ms (40) compared to the printed text (p=0.04) at 260 ms (40). Subjects’ mean reading rates were significantly lower on the iPad at 294 words per minute (wpm) than the printed text at 318 wpm (p=0.03). The mean (SD) overall reading duration was significantly (p=0.02) slower on the iPad that took 31 s (9.3) than the printed text at 28 s (8.0). Overall reading performance is lower with an iPad than printed text in normal individuals. These findings might be more consequential in children and adult slower readers when they read using iPads.https://bop.unibe.ch/JEMR/article/view/7733Eye movementssaccadesreadingattentionVisagraphiPad |
| spellingShingle | Alicia Feis Amanda Lallensack Elizabeth Pallante Melanie Nielsen Nicole Demarco Balamurali Vasudevan Reading eye movements performance on iPad vs print using a visagraph Journal of Eye Movement Research Eye movements saccades reading attention Visagraph iPad |
| title | Reading eye movements performance on iPad vs print using a visagraph |
| title_full | Reading eye movements performance on iPad vs print using a visagraph |
| title_fullStr | Reading eye movements performance on iPad vs print using a visagraph |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reading eye movements performance on iPad vs print using a visagraph |
| title_short | Reading eye movements performance on iPad vs print using a visagraph |
| title_sort | reading eye movements performance on ipad vs print using a visagraph |
| topic | Eye movements saccades reading attention Visagraph iPad |
| url | https://bop.unibe.ch/JEMR/article/view/7733 |
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