Scientists Discover a Simple Trick To Boost Your Reading Speed by 35% While Maintaining Comprehension
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- 15 Aug 2022
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Researchers discovered that switching to a font that was more suitable for the reader increased reading speed while preserving comprehension.
Researchers have discovered that there is no one-size-fits-all approach for digital reading and that changing the font style and size can speed up reading while keeping comprehension. Imagine it as prescription glasses for the digital age.
The findings were published recently in ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI).
The Readability Consortium conducted the study, which revealed that switching to a font that was more suitable for a particular reader resulted in a 35% boost in reading speed while maintaining comprehension. The researchers analyzed people’s reading speeds and comprehension levels while reading material in different typefaces.
The Readability Consortium, a partnership of Adobe, Readability Matters, and Google, researches digital readability in order to increase reading comprehension and reading speed.
According to study co-author and associate professor of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems Ben Sawyer, ’14MS ’15PhD, director of the Readability Consortium, personal preference for fonts does not always predict reading speed, the study also revealed that people weren’t always aware of their ideal fonts.
“These results emphasize that personalization is key and encourage future work in creating tools and conducting research that helps readers discover the format that optimizes their personal reading experiences,” Sawyer says. Read More...
