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Title: Web-Based Menus: Font Size and Line Spacing Preferences.
Language: English
Authors: Pacheco, Janice, Day, Barbara Taylor, Cribelli, Susan, Jordan, John, Murry, Brandon, Persichitte, Kay A.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 6
Publication Date: 1999
Document Type: Reports - Research
Speeches/Meeting Papers
Descriptors: Design Preferences, Educational Technology, Higher Education, Menu Driven Software, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Screen Design (Computers), Screens (Displays), Users (Information), World Wide Web
Abstract: The study investigated the elements of font size and line spacing in World Wide Web menus for both a scrolled and not scrolled condition with a sample of undergraduate university students. Subjects were 185 students enrolled in 13 section of educational technology preservice teacher courses at the University of Northern Colorado. Students were asked to rank their preferences of four distinct Web menu screens. The four screens included these combinations: default font, double-spaced; large font, double-spaced; default font, single-spaced; and large font, single-spaced. The screens were adapted for two additional conditions: long menus (scrolled) and short menus (not scrolled, designed to be fully viewed on one screen). The content of the menus was lists of endangered species. Results indicate that users prefer large fonts and double line spacing in both scrolled and not scrolled treatments. (MES)
Entry Date: 2000
Accession Number: ED436136
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