Readability Research: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Beier, Sofie; Berlow, Sam; Esat, Boucaud,; Bylinskii, Zoya; Cai, Tianyuan; Cohn, J. H. E.; Crowley, Kathy; Day, Stephanie L.; Dingler, Tilman; Dobres, Jonathan; Healey, Jennifer; Jain, Rajiv; Jordan, Marjorie; Kerr, Bernard J; Li, Qisheng; Miller, Dave B.; Nobles, Susanne; Papoutsaki, Alexandra; Qian, Jin; Rezvanian, Tina; Rodrigo, Shelley; Sawyer, Ben D.; Stein, Bram; Treitman, Rick; Vanek, Jen; Wallace, Shaun; Wolfe, Benjamin

doi:10.1561/1100000089

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“…However, when emphasizing the importance of readability level, Temur argued that readability and intelligibility were different concepts and both must be evaluated. 15 It can be said that these were the limitations of our study.…”

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confidence: 85%

“…The biggest limitation of the studies that were conducted in regions where English was not the mother tongue, including this study, was that these studies were conducted using standard programs without adapting the readability scales to that language because of the nature of the languages. 14, 15 It is possible to explain this most simply, although the number of syllables in our language is calculated by the number of vowels in the word, this is not the case in English. 16,17 These are also limitations of our study.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Evaluation of the readability of consent forms used in cardiovascular surgery clinics

KAYA

2023

J Health Sci Med /JHSM /jhsm

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Aims: The readability of the informed consent forms, which are a power of attorney agreement between the physician and the patient, is very important especially in clinics where high-risk procedures such as cardiovascular surgery are performed. In this study, we aimed to determine the readability levels of consent forms, which are frequently used in cardiovascular surgery clinics, according to accepted scales. Methods: The readability level of the 15 patient consent forms recommended by the Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery to its members; word counts, syllable counts, letter and character counts were calculated using Ateşman and Bezirci-Yılmaz formulas. Results: Consent forms included in the study were found to be readable at the 11-12th grade level according to the Ateşman scale and at the high school level in the Bezirci-Yılmaz scale. These texts have also been studied at international scales and it has been determined that they are at the level of readability that requires undergraduate education. Conclusion: Research and data from the Turkish Statistical Institute show that the average year of schooling in our country is 6.5, and the ratio of high school graduates or equivalent to the entire population is 22.3%. We advocate simplifying the informed consent forms recommended by the Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery, from the level that requires high school education to the 6-year education level, which is the average schooling year in Turkey.

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confidence: 99%

Evaluation of the readability of consent forms used in cardiovascular surgery clinics

KAYA

2023

J Health Sci Med /JHSM /jhsm

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“…For both physically printed texts and screen-presented texts, content readability can be increased by selecting shorter sentences in the passages, shorter words in the sentences, and familiar words (Perera, 1980). A growing body of work suggests that beyond content, typographical aspects of a document may strongly influence reading speed and comprehension, through format readability adjustment (Beier et al, 2022;Wallace et al, 2022;Wallace et al, 2022;Cai et al, 2022;Wallace et al, 2021). Individuated changes to typography, such as font selection, are possible on screen-based text in ways that are not practical in printed matter.…”

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Format Readability Enhancing In Basic Mathematical Operations

Azzarello,

Miller,

Sawyer

et al. 2023

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual

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Individuated font selection, which can increase text reading speed, may be able to increase mathematical expression reading speed and influence reasoning accuracy. To investigate whether the same font that increases a participant’s reading speed enhances mathematical reading, we compared their speed in evaluating mathematical expressions as true or false presented in their fastest reading font as determined by empirical test and with a control font, Times Roman. Participants were faster in completing mathematical problems when using typography selected for individual readability, but no difference occurred in task accuracy, matching patterns previously seen in interlude reading. Future research should assess the impact of elements of time pressure, math complexity, numeric versus text-based questions, and associated math anxiety.

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“…However, one unique advantage of ebooks is the opportunity to support students who are learning to read by personalizing their learning experiences. User interfaces can be customized to meet the individual needs of students [5,6] by customizing content, resources, and visual displays [7]. One important element that can potentially opportunity to support students who are learning to read by personalizing their learning experiences.…”

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“…One important element that can potentially opportunity to support students who are learning to read by personalizing their learning experiences. User interfaces can be customized to meet the individual needs of students [5,6] by customizing content, resources, and visual displays [7]. One important element that can potentially be personalized is the visual features of a font by changing the font family (e.g., Arial vs. Times New Roman) or specific features such as letter height or width, inter-letter spacing, or stroke weight.…”

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confidence: 99%

One Font Doesn’t Fit All: The Influence of Digital Text Personalization on Comprehension in Child and Adolescent Readers

Sheppard,

Nobles,

Palma

et al. 2023

Education Sciences

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Reading comprehension is an essential skill. It is unclear whether and to what degree typography and font personalization may impact reading comprehension in younger readers. With advancements in technology, it is now feasible to personalize digital reading formats in general technology tools, but this feature is not yet available for many educational tools. The current study aimed to investigate the effect of character width and inter-letter spacing on reading speed and comprehension. We enrolled 94 children (kindergarten–8th grade) and compared performance with six font variations on a word-level semantic decision task (Experiment 1) and a passage-level comprehension task (Experiment 2). Reading speed and comprehension were analyzed using generalized linear mixed-effects regression models. Independent samples t-tests compared speed and comprehension accuracy on personal best vs. worst font variation. A stability analysis was conducted to determine if participants had a stable personal best font variation within Experiment 1. The Experiment 1 stability analysis was statistically significant, and 58% of participants had a stable personal best font variation. Personal best font variations yielded significantly higher comprehension accuracy in both Experiments 1 and 2 and faster reading in Experiment 2. Using digital technology to personalize font may have important implications for school-aged readers.

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Readability Research: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Cited by 9 publications

References 201 publications

Evaluation of the readability of consent forms used in cardiovascular surgery clinics

Evaluation of the readability of consent forms used in cardiovascular surgery clinics

Format Readability Enhancing In Basic Mathematical Operations

One Font Doesn’t Fit All: The Influence of Digital Text Personalization on Comprehension in Child and Adolescent Readers

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