Young Children's Comprehension and Recall of Computer Screen Displayed Text.

Gambrell, Linda B.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ357921

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Publication Date: 1987

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Young Children's Comprehension and Recall of Computer Screen Displayed Text.

Gambrell, Linda B.; And Others

Journal of Research in Reading, v10 n2 p156-63 Sep 1987

Describes a study of third- and sixth-grade students indicating no differences in comprehension between story reading on a page and on a computer screen, and that students were more interested in the story while reading from the screen, but that the story was more difficult in this condition. (HTH)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, Grade 3, Grade 6, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Attitudes, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Reading Research, Recall (Psychology), Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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