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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020
Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right (Answer): Disfluent Font Harms Word Problem Solving Performance
- Nahal Heydari
St. John's University - Caroline Douglass
Mississippi State University - Andrew Jarosz
Mississippi State University - Allison Jaeger
St. John's University
Abstract
Disfluent font has sometimes improved comprehension of inconsistent text. The present study explored whether disfluent text aids performance on semantically misaligned mathematical word problems. Participants solved semantically aligned and misaligned problems, in fluent or disfluent fonts. Contrary to hypotheses, disfluent text exacerbated negative effects of semantic misalignment on problem success.
Learning
