Learning performance and attitudes as a function of the reading grade level of a computer-presented tutorial

Authors:
Joan M. Roemer;Alphonse Chapanis
Affiliations:
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Venue:
CHI '82 Proceedings of the 1982 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Year:
1982

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the most appropriate level of language sophistication, or “readability” of the text of a computer-presented tutorial. The tutorial teaches first-time users how to operate a display terminal. The effects of readability on performance and attitudes of adults with different levels of reading ability were examined.