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About  a year or so ago, I read a reference to a study that compared the
reading comprehension for material read on a computer screen to material
read from the printed page, especially books.   The study showed that people
had a much higher degree of comprehension when reading a book.  Evidently
our brains are much more able to take in the words and meaning when they are
in the traditional 2 page book format, or at least on a one page printed
sheet.  The computer divides up the material into chunks that are too short
for effective comprehension.   I cannot seem to locate any reference to this
study in LM_NET archives.  I am hoping that your collective wisdom can lead
me to this study.

TIA!!!

Jacquie

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
All that is gold does not glitter
Not all those that wander are lost
        ~~J. R. Tolkien~~

Jacquie Henry, Librarian
Gananda Middle-High School
1500 Dayspring Ridge
Walworth, New York  14568
315-986-3521 x121
jhenry@wfmail.gananda.org
http://www.gananda.org/library/mshslibrary/indexgcl.htm

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