Abstract
Web readers usually skim through the text to keep up with the amount of available content. The effectiveness of skim reading is ensured by keeping the focus on the meaningful part of the text rather than the less meaningful part. To assure if the skim reading shows efficient results for a particular screen resolution, this research presents variations in the memory of significant data when a text is read on a mobile screen or a desktop screen. Moreover, the study aims to understand the knowledge gained from the text at a given time. In total, sixty participants contributed to the study and it is found that, relative to reading the text on a mobile screen, skimming showed improved memory for the ideas defined in the text on a computer screen. A software prototype is developed in this research study to analyze the impact of skim reading on a desktop computer screen versus a mobile device screen. The findings of the study have been interpreted as evidence in support of a skimming process called satisficing.
Highlights
The presence or absence of keywords allows readers to decide whether a document is important to a user’s query
This research aims to observe the difference in skim reading on varying screen resolutions such as comparing the amount of information gathered by a group of people when they read the text using a mobile screen or a desktop screen
The sizes of both the devices vary and it might affect the reading pattern of the readers; the readers might feel comfortable when reading from a laptop screen that is larger than a mobile phone screen [4]
Summary
The presence or absence of keywords allows readers to decide whether a document is important to a user’s query. This research aims to observe the difference in skim reading on varying screen resolutions such as comparing the amount of information gathered by a group of people when they read the text using a mobile screen or a desktop screen. The sizes of both the devices vary and it might affect the reading pattern of the readers; the readers might feel comfortable when reading from a laptop screen that is larger than a mobile phone screen [4]. They do not aim for high text quality; rather, they want to achieve the goals of learning from a good text [6]
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