Is it the size, the movement, or both? Investigating effects of screen size and text movement on processing, understanding, and motivation when students read informational text

Abstract This study focused on the potential effects of screen size (smartphone vs. tablet) and text movement (scrolling paging) integrated understanding information, strategic backtracking, intrinsic reading motivation when Norwegian university students read an informational either a smartphone or tablet by scrolling paging. We expected that paging would lead to better more backtracking than scrolling. Also, we explored whether lower for performing task, there were interactional with understanding, motivation. Results indicated tended obtain scrolling, those who paged through displayed scrolled. Further, led positive experience smartphone. In addressing two basic aspects context activity digital this provides new insights into complex puzzle may have both theoretical practical implications.