Bridgeman, B., Lennon, M. L., & Jackenthal, A. (2003). Effects of screen size, screen resolution and display rate on computer-based test performance . Applied Measurement in Education , 16 (3), 191–205. https://doi.org/10.1207/S15324818AME1603_2

Journal Article

Bridgeman, B., Lennon, M. L., & Jackenthal, A. (2003). Effects of screen size, screen resolution and display rate on computer-based test performance. Applied Measurement in Education, 16(3), 191–205. https://doi.org/10.1207/S15324818AME1603_2

Tags

College entrance test; Electronic administration; Electronic administration; Electronic administration; High school; Line reading device or software; Math; No disability; Reading; U.S. context

URL

https://journals.sagepub.com/home/aer

Summary

Accommodation

This study evaluated the effects of variations in screen size, resolution, and presentation delay on verbal and mathematics scores. There were three screen display conditions (size and resolution) crossed with two presentation rate conditions (delay or no delay).

Participants

A total of 357 grade 11 students planning to attend postsecondary education participated. Participants came from communities in the region near the Princeton, NJ (U.S.) testing site for the national college admission test.

Dependent Variable

The participants were tested using a computerized version of questions from the SAT® 1: Reasoning Test (released items), a postsecondary admission test. The items were selected to represent "verbal" (reading) and mathematics academic content. The test was given in various formats crossing screen size, resolution and presentation rate.

Findings

Screen display conditions and presentation rate had no significant effect on math scores. Verbal scores were a quarter of a standard deviation higher with the larger, highest resolution display.