An Analysis of Background-Color Effects on the Scores of a Computer-Based English Test

Yamazaki, Atsuko

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-15390-7_65

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“…The average percentages for both linguistic and the non-linguistic tasks taken with the light blue background were higher than those for the white background. These results coincided with the findings of our previous study and Yamazaki's study [1] [3]. Table 2 summarizes the average percentages of correct answers for the English grammar tests and circle-counting tasks with the light blue and white back ground.…”

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“…Average scores for pink background were also higher than those with the white background on average, while the white and light green backgrounds marked the second and third lowest, respectively. These results coincided with the finding of Yamazaki's study, wherein blue backgrounds resulted in higher average scores than that with the white background among eight combinations of black text and a background color [1].…”

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“…The results indicate that the background color can make a difference to the concentration level of a test taker. The results also suggest that the color preference of the user is not an importance factor in choosing the best background color for WBTs, although Hall and Hanna demonstrated that preferred color would lead to higher rating of behavior intention [1] [2].…”

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confidence: 82%

“…The results of the experiment in her study of a computer-based test demonstrate that the background color of a Web-based test can affect the performance of a test-taker [1]. The results suggest that blue colors may be better for the background color of the tests.…”

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“…The experimental results showed that the subjects who took the test with light blue and blue background scored the highest and the second highest. In her study, the levels of fatigue and difficulty that test takers reported after taking the tests did not correlate with their test performance [1].…”

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A preliminary analysis of light blue backgrounds on the scores of Web-based tests using NIRS

Yamazaki

Eto

Shimada

2013

2013 12th International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET)

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In this study, the authors conducted an experiment to see how a background color of Web-based tests (WBTs) can affect the performance of Web-based test takers and their brain activities. Twenty one subjects in their twenties took Web-based English grammar tests and also performed circle-counting tasks on a computer screen with white and light blue backgrounds. Two dimensional images of hemoglobin (Hb) concentration changes in the brain of each subject were recorded by using nearinfrared spectroscopy (NIRS). On average, the subjects scored higher on both the English tests and the counting tasks with the light blue background when texts and symbols were presented in black. The NIRS images obtained in the experiment showed that areas in the brain associated with linguistic tasks tended to have higher Hb concentrations for the light blue background than the white background. Also, the brain areas related to eye movements showed higher Hb concentration changes while the subjects were looking at the screen with the white background. Even though the NIRS signals were not analyzed in details, these results suggest that white color may not be the best choice for a background color of a WBT.

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A preliminary analysis of light blue backgrounds on the scores of Web-based tests using NIRS

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Shimada

2013

2013 12th International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET)

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Cognitive performance and emotion are indifferent to ambient color

Castell

Stelzmann

Oberfeld

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Color Research & Application

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Folklore has it that ambient color has the power to relax or arouse the observer and enhance performance when executing cognitive tasks. We picked a number of commercially available colors that allegedly have the power to alter cognitive performance and the emotional state, and exposed subjects to them while solving a battery of cognitive tasks. The colors were "Cool Down Pink", which is said to produce relaxing effects and reduce effort, "Energy Red", allegedly enhancing performance via increased arousal, "Relaxing Blue", which is said to enhance attention and concentration, as well as white as a control. In a between-subjects design, a total of 170 high school students carried out five tasks (number series completion, mental rotation, and memory for word categories, word pairs, and geometrical figures) while exposed to one of the four colors. The emotional state of the subjects was measured before the beginning and at the end of the experiment. The ambient colors did not have the predicted effects, neither on cognitive performance nor on the emotional state of the participants. K E Y W O R D SBaker-Miller Pink, cognitive performance, color, emotion, interior design Color Res Appl. 2018;43:65-74. wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/col V C 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. | 65

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A Preliminary Examination of Background-Color Effects on the Scores of Computer-Based English Grammar Tests Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

Yamazaki

Eto

2011

Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems

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An Analysis of Background-Color Effects on the Scores of a Computer-Based English Test

Cited by 15 publications

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A preliminary analysis of light blue backgrounds on the scores of Web-based tests using NIRS

A preliminary analysis of light blue backgrounds on the scores of Web-based tests using NIRS

Cognitive performance and emotion are indifferent to ambient color

A Preliminary Examination of Background-Color Effects on the Scores of Computer-Based English Grammar Tests Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

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