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06-10-2011, 02:21 PM
Difficult-to-read fonts make for better learning, according to scientists.
The finding is about to be published in the international journal Cognition.
Researchers at Princeton University employed volunteers to learn made-up information about different types of aliens - and found that those reading harder fonts recalled more when tested 15 minutes later.
They argue that schools could boost results by simply changing the font used in their basic teaching materials.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-11573666This is fascinating, and it kinds makes sense since we see plain text everywhere, making what it says go over our heads easier than unique symbols/pictures.
The finding is about to be published in the international journal Cognition.
Researchers at Princeton University employed volunteers to learn made-up information about different types of aliens - and found that those reading harder fonts recalled more when tested 15 minutes later.
They argue that schools could boost results by simply changing the font used in their basic teaching materials.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-11573666This is fascinating, and it kinds makes sense since we see plain text everywhere, making what it says go over our heads easier than unique symbols/pictures.