ABSTRACT

E-texts afford interactive features that are not feasible with paper texts. Several studies have been conducted examining interactive features of E-texts, but it is uncertain what the overall effect is or what features may be most useful. The purpose of this study is to systematically review and meta-analysis of the findings comparing reading performance and/or reading times between E-texts with interactive features and control texts (paper or static E-texts). The systematic search of the literature identified 26 independent studies on reading performance. Based on the meta-analysis, interactive features benefited reading performance (g = .66, p < .001). Individual studies with positive effects involved multiple interactive features; however, potential contributions of three types of features (questions with feedback, digital glossaries, and collaborative tools) are discussed. Future directions for examining interactive features experimentally to better understand what features are most helpful for whom are described.

摘要

电子文本提供了纸质文本无法实现的交互功能。已经进行了几项研究来检验电子文本的交互功能，但尚不确定总体效果是什么或哪些功能可能最有用。本研究的目的是系统地回顾和荟萃分析比较具有交互功能的电子文本和控制文本（纸质或静态电子文本）之间的阅读性能和/或阅读时间的结果。对文献的系统检索发现了 26 项关于阅读表现的独立研究。根据荟萃分析，交互功能有利于阅读性能（g  = .66，p < .001)。具有积极效果的个别研究涉及多种互动功能；然而，讨论了三类功能（反馈问题、数字词汇表和协作工具）的潜在贡献。描述了通过实验检查交互功能的未来方向，以更好地了解哪些功能对谁最有帮助。