The Educational Benefit of Ugly Fonts
I love studies like this. Not only does it challenge common beliefs but it also hints at how much we really don't know. I like to imagine a future where we have studied the art of learning so much that the human race is better because we are able to teach people better. Super humans here we come!
The gist of the research is that if you make the literal act of reading harder (through less legible fonts) retention rates actually improve.
This study demonstrated that student retention of material across a wide range of subjects (science and humanities classes) and difficulty levels (regular, Honors and Advanced Placement) can be significantly improved in naturalistic settings by presenting reading material in a format that is slightly harder to read…. The potential for improving educational practices through cognitive interventions is immense. If a simple change of font can significantly increase student performance, one can only imagine the number of beneficial cognitive interventions waiting to be discovered. Fluency demonstrates how we have the potential to make big improvements in the performance of our students and education system as a whole.
The Educational Benefit of Ugly Fonts
10 January 2011 02:00pm UTC • 59 views • 0 comments
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