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Reading upper and lower case on Viewdata.

J J Foster1, M Bruce

  • 1Manchester Polytechnic, UK.

Applied Ergonomics
|June 1, 1982
PubMed
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Uppercase text on screens did not slow reading speed, unlike printed material. This study on text display found no significant difference in reading times between uppercase and lowercase text.

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Area of Science:

  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Information Display

Background:

  • Reading speed is influenced by text presentation format.
  • Printed uppercase text typically slows reading compared to lowercase.
  • Digital display technology may alter established reading dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of text case (uppercase vs. lowercase) on reading aloud speed.
  • To compare reading performance on a digital display (ITT Viewdata) with findings from printed materials.
  • To determine if uppercase text retards reading on a digital screen.

Main Methods:

  • Participants read aloud six passages of nonsense text.
  • Text was presented in both uppercase and lowercase on an ITT Viewdata receiver.

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  • Reading times were measured and compared between the two conditions.

    • Main Results:

    • No statistically significant difference was found in the time taken to read aloud passages presented in uppercase versus lowercase.
    • The typical retardation of reading speed associated with uppercase text, observed with printed material, was not replicated.
    • Reading performance on the digital display was consistent across both text cases.

    Conclusions:

    • Uppercase text does not necessarily impede reading aloud speed on digital displays like the ITT Viewdata receiver.
    • The findings suggest that display technology may mitigate the negative effects of uppercase text on reading fluency.
    • Further research is warranted to explore the generalizability of these findings across different digital platforms and text types.