Effects of paper on page turning: comparison of paper and electronic media in reading documents with endnotes

Authors:
Hirohito Shibata;Kengo Omura
Affiliations:
Research and Technology Group, Fuji Xerox Co. Ltd., Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan;Research and Technology Group, Fuji Xerox Co. Ltd., Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Venue:
EPCE'11 Proceedings of the 9th international conference on Engineering psychology and cognitive ergonomics
Year:
2011

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Abstract

This study compares the performances of paper and electronic media during a reading task that includes frequent page turning. In the experiment, 18 subjects read multi-page documents aloud while referring to endnotes using paper, a large display, and a small display. Results revealed that reading from paper was 6.8% faster than reading from a large electronic display and 11.4% faster than reading from a small electronic display. No difference was found between scores of recognition tests of important words of documents among the three conditions, which indicates that paper is the most effective medium for people to read text speedily without reducing comprehension. Detailed analyses of the reading process show that, in the Paper condition, people perform both text reading and page-turning simultaneously. However, when using computer displays, reading and turning pages were divided completely and performed separately.