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Angelica Ronconi; Lucia Mason; Lucia Manzione; Anne Schüler – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2025
Background: During digital reading on internet-connected devices, students may be exposed to a variety of on-screen distractions. Learning by reading can therefore become a fragmented experience with potentially negative consequences for reading processes and outcomes. Objectives: This study investigated the effects of on-screen distractions, as…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Electronic Learning, Computer Uses in Education, Reading
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Florit, Elena; Roch, Maja; Levorato, M. Chiara – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
According to multicomponent models (Oakhill & Cain, 2007a), text comprehension is a complex process that requires the processing of explicit (i.e., information presented in the text) and implicit information (i.e., information inferable from the text or from previous knowledge), and involves various components. This study investigated (a)…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Cognitive Processes, Reader Text Relationship, Comprehension
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Mason, Lucia; Gava, Monica; Boldrin, Angela – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2008
The aim of this study was to go further than considering only cognitive factors to extend the understanding of the complex, dynamic underlying knowledge revision processes. Fifth graders were assigned to 2 reading conditions. Participants in 1 condition read a refutational text about light, whereas participants in the other read a traditional…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Concept Formation, Scientific Concepts, Control Groups