Effects of language fluency and graphic animation on modality choices by adults when following online explanatory demonstrations

Wright, Patricia, Soroka, Anthony John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9738-9352, Belt, S., Dimov, Stefan Simeonov, Petrie, H. and De Roure, D. 2009. Effects of language fluency and graphic animation on modality choices by adults when following online explanatory demonstrations. Presented at: Professional Communication Conference, 2009, IPCC 2009, IEEE International, Honolulu, Hawaii, 19-22 July 2009. Published in: Huettner, B. ed. Proceedings IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, 2009 (IPCC 2009), Waikiki, HI, 19-22 July 2009. Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE, pp. 1-6. 10.1109/IPCC.2009.5208675

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Abstract

This study examined the combinations of audio, text, and graphics that 96 paid adult volunteers selected when they followed an online demonstration of setting an alarm on a virtual cellphone on a touch-screen. The volunteers either had English as their first language (E1st) or not (E2nd), or were adults who were native English speakers but considered themselves poor readers (PR). The demonstration was divided into nine subgoals through which participants proceeded at their own pace. For half the volunteers the actions within each subgoal were animated, and for half they were labeled on a static graphic. Task accuracy ( > 90% correct) and speed were similar across fluency groups. Most people combined modalities (E1st 63%, E2nd 69%, PR 72%), and the less fluent readers (E2nd and PR) included voice more often than E1st (p < 0.05). E1st most often chose graphic+text, whereas PR chose graphic+voice (listening preferred to reading), and E2nd chose graphic+text+voice (listening helped their reading). Animation changed the pattern of modality combinations, increasing selection of graphic+voice at the expense of graphic+text (p < 0.05). These data suggest that many members of the public will differ from designers in their modality preferences, making it desirable to incorporate modality choices into online explanatory demonstrations.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Psychology Engineering
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	animation , language fluency , multimedia , task instructions
Publisher:	IEEE
ISBN:	9781424443574
Last Modified:	05 Nov 2024 22:18
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/25256

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