The Relationship Between Readability and Text Design in Educational Websites

Fatma Keskinkılıç; Serçin Karataş

Article Details

The Relationship Between Readability and Text Design in Educational Websites

Authors:

Fatma Keskinkılıç | Serçin Karataş

Publisher:

Kastamonu University

Main Topics:

Öğretim Teknolojileri

Journal:

Kastamonu Eğitim Dergisi Vol.31 Issue 4, pp.600-610

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2023

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001299510

pISSN:

2147-9844

Keywords:

Abstract:

 Purpose: Purpose of this study is to investigate the readability levels of the websites that have educational contents. DesignMethodologyApproach: Web-site readability is generally examined through the structural properties of the texts, or their physical properties. This research performs readability measurements are performed by employing both of the above- mentioned methods. Findings: The findings illustrate that half of the websites are at the medium difficulty level, 20 of the remaining websites are easy, and 30 of them are difficult in terms of readability. It is concluded that readability and text design levels of the investigated websites are consistent with each other. Highlights: The most important features in terms of text design elements in educational websites are the tonal value of the text that makes it easier to read, the balanced use of the spaces between the letters, attention to the text integrity in the text, the listing levels not exceeding two levels, and the clickability of the links. It has been seen that the least considered features in terms of text design elements in educational websites are glossary and bibliography arrangement, not including scroll bars, explaining links with texts, distinguishing visited links, inverted pyramid technique, using in-page links. It has been seen that the texts on the educational websites are at a medium difficulty level according to the text design elements scale. According to the result obtained from the readability formula of the texts on the educational websites, it was seen that the readability levels were at the medium difficulty level.

 Purpose: Purpose of this study is to investigate the readability levels of the websites that have educational contents. DesignMethodologyApproach: Web-site readability is generally examined through the structural properties of the texts, or their physical properties. This research performs readability measurements are performed by employing both of the above- mentioned methods. Findings: The findings illustrate that half of the websites are at the medium difficulty level, 20 of the remaining websites are easy, and 30 of them are difficult in terms of readability. It is concluded that readability and text design levels of the investigated websites are consistent with each other. Highlights: The most important features in terms of text design elements in educational websites are the tonal value of the text that makes it easier to read, the balanced use of the spaces between the letters, attention to the text integrity in the text, the listing levels not exceeding two levels, and the clickability of the links. It has been seen that the least considered features in terms of text design elements in educational websites are glossary and bibliography arrangement, not including scroll bars, explaining links with texts, distinguishing visited links, inverted pyramid technique, using in-page links. It has been seen that the texts on the educational websites are at a medium difficulty level according to the text design elements scale. According to the result obtained from the readability formula of the texts on the educational websites, it was seen that the readability levels were at the medium difficulty level.

 Purpose: Purpose of this study is to investigate the readability levels of the websites that have educational contents. DesignMethodologyApproach: Web-site readability is generally examined through the structural properties of the texts, or their physical properties. This research performs readability measurements are performed by employing both of the above- mentioned methods. Findings: The findings illustrate that half of the websites are at the medium difficulty level, 20 of the remaining websites are easy, and 30 of them are difficult in terms of readability. It is concluded that readability and text design levels of the investigated websites are consistent with each other. Highlights: The most important features in terms of text design elements in educational websites are the tonal value of the text that makes it easier to read, the balanced use of the spaces between the letters, attention to the text integrity in the text, the listing levels not exceeding two levels, and the clickability of the links. It has been seen that the least considered features in terms of text design elements in educational websites are glossary and bibliography arrangement, not including scroll bars, explaining links with texts, distinguishing visited links, inverted pyramid technique, using in-page links. It has been seen that the texts on the educational websites are at a medium difficulty level according to the text design elements scale. According to the result obtained from the readability formula of the texts on the educational websites, it was seen that the readability levels were at the medium difficulty level.

 Purpose: Purpose of this study is to investigate the readability levels of the websites that have educational contents. DesignMethodologyApproach: Web-site readability is generally examined through the structural properties of the texts, or their physical properties. This research performs readability measurements are performed by employing both of the above- mentioned methods. Findings: The findings illustrate that half of the websites are at the medium difficulty level, 20 of the remaining websites are easy, and 30 of them are difficult in terms of readability. It is concluded that readability and text design levels of the investigated websites are consistent with each other. Highlights: The most important features in terms of text design elements in educational websites are the tonal value of the text that makes it easier to read, the balanced use of the spaces between the letters, attention to the text integrity in the text, the listing levels not exceeding two levels, and the clickability of the links. It has been seen that the least considered features in terms of text design elements in educational websites are glossary and bibliography arrangement, not including scroll bars, explaining links with texts, distinguishing visited links, inverted pyramid technique, using in-page links. It has been seen that the texts on the educational websites are at a medium difficulty level according to the text design elements scale. According to the result obtained from the readability formula of the texts on the educational websites, it was seen that the readability levels were at the medium difficulty level.

Article Details

The Relationship Between Readability and Text Design in Educational Websites

Authors:

Fatma Keskinkılıç | Serçin Karataş

Publisher:

Kastamonu University

Main Topics:

Öğretim Teknolojileri

Journal:

Kastamonu Eğitim Dergisi Vol.31 Issue 4, pp.600-610

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2023

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001299510

pISSN:

2147-9844

Readability

Educational Website Design

Readability of Educational Websites

Text Design

Issues

Article Details

The Relationship Between Readability and Text Design in Educational Websites

Authors: Fatma Keskinkılıç | Serçin Karataş

Publisher: Kastamonu University

Main Topics: Öğretim Teknolojileri

Journal: Kastamonu Eğitim Dergisi Vol.31 Issue 4, pp.600-610

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 10/2023

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001299510

pISSN: 2147-9844

Readability

Educational Website Design

Readability of Educational Websites

Text Design

Issues

Authors:

Fatma Keskinkılıç | Serçin Karataş

Publisher:

Kastamonu University

Main Topics:

Öğretim Teknolojileri

Journal:

Kastamonu Eğitim Dergisi Vol.31 Issue 4, pp.600-610

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2023

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001299510

pISSN:

2147-9844