Reading fatigue: The cost of varying page lengths in etextbooks on student self-regulation skills

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Short Description

This study investigates the optimal content design of e-textbooks. Research indicates that unpredictable page length negatively impacts reading comprehension, especially students with underdeveloped self-regulation skills. This experimental study utilizes a randomized-controlled design to evaluate learning experiences, assessed using biometric sensors, between two varying length anatomy e-texts grouped by self-regulation skills determined by the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ). Results indicated participants assigned to the predictable page length condition were engaged and experienced higher learning gains.

Authors

• Presenter: Quincy Conley, A.T. Still University

• Contributor: Kellie Bliven, A.T. Still University

• Presenter: Brittany Leigh Williams, A.T. Still University

• Contributor: Tiantian Jin, Pearson

• Presenter: Andre R. Denham, University of Alabama