Strategic Text Processing Across Mediums: A Verbal Protocol Study

Using a sample of 116 Norwegian undergraduate readers in this experimental study, we investigated whether reading informational text on tablet versus paper would lead to differences with respect strategic processing and comprehension. Strategic was measured by means verbal protocol analysis, comprehension postreading written products. Results were inconsistent the shallowing hypothesis proposing that there are advantages for printed texts because digital typically processed more shallow, superficial way. That is, found no across mediums or These results may suggest boundaries related tasks, individual differences, contexts. Such potential discussed light current findings, suggestions future research clarify those offered.