{"id":5900,"date":"2020-05-28T15:24:54","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T15:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/?p=5900"},"modified":"2020-05-28T15:24:59","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T15:24:59","slug":"screen-vs-print","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/28\/screen-vs-print\/","title":{"rendered":"Screen vs. Print"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I am a very experienced screen reader. This has been the case for many years. Ironically, I am interested in the screen vs. print research and I have read much of this research. The screen vs. print issue seems to pop up frequently. [Example1<\/a>, Example2<\/a>]. I find my own reaction to be very different in several ways from the conclusions of this research.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The literature, quickly summarized, finds an advantage for print reading over screen reading with a greater advantage for informational than narrative texts. I read nearly everything I read on a device. I strongly prefer to read on a device for informational text particularly when reading longer texts (books vs. journal articles). I understand the methodological danger in anecdotal research even when the case used as evidence is yourself so I have tried to think carefully about why I have come to ignore the research and stick with my preferences.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are a couple of issues I use to bring some personal understanding to the difference between my perception of my own experience and what the literature seems to be suggesting.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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