The Sensor Hub for Detecting the Developmental Characteristics in Reading in Children on a White vs. Colored Background/Colored Overlays
This study investigated the influence of white vs. 12 background and overlay colors on the reading process in twenty-four school-age children. Previous research reported that colors could affect reading skills as an important factor in the emotional and physiological state of the body. The aim of th...
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| author | Tamara Jakovljević Milica M. Janković Andrej M. Savić Ivan Soldatović Petar Todorović Tadeja Jere Jakulin Gregor Papa Vanja Ković |
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| description | This study investigated the influence of white vs. 12 background and overlay colors on the reading process in twenty-four school-age children. Previous research reported that colors could affect reading skills as an important factor in the emotional and physiological state of the body. The aim of the study was to assess developmental differences between second and third grade students of an elementary school, and to evaluate differences in electroencephalography (EEG), ocular, electrodermal activities (EDA) and heart rate variability (HRV). Our findings showed a decreasing trend with age regarding EEG power bands (Alpha, Beta, Delta, Theta) and lower scores of reading duration and eye-tracking measures in younger children compared to older children. As shown in the results, HRV parameters showed higher scores in 12 background and overlay colors among second than third grade students, which is linearly correlated to the level of stress and is readable from EDA measures as well. Our study showed the calming effect on second graders of turquoise and blue background colors. Considering other colors separately for each parameter, we assumed that there are no systematic differences in reading duration, EEG power band, eye-tracking and EDA measures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f5d93d09729c429f928dc2d834b9be1a2023-12-03T12:30:38ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202021-01-0121240610.3390/s21020406The Sensor Hub for Detecting the Developmental Characteristics in Reading in Children on a White vs. Colored Background/Colored OverlaysTamara Jakovljević0Milica M. Janković1Andrej M. Savić2Ivan Soldatović3Petar Todorović4Tadeja Jere Jakulin5Gregor Papa6Vanja Ković7Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaSchool of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, SerbiaSchool of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, SerbiaInstitute of Medical Statistics and Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade,11000 Belgrade, SerbiaFaculty of Engineering, University of Kragujevac, 34000 Kragujevac, SerbiaFTŠ Turistica, University of Primorska, 6320 Portorož, SloveniaComputer Systems Department, Jožef Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaLaboratory for Neurocognition and Applied Cognition, Faculty of philosophy, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, SerbiaThis study investigated the influence of white vs. 12 background and overlay colors on the reading process in twenty-four school-age children. Previous research reported that colors could affect reading skills as an important factor in the emotional and physiological state of the body. The aim of the study was to assess developmental differences between second and third grade students of an elementary school, and to evaluate differences in electroencephalography (EEG), ocular, electrodermal activities (EDA) and heart rate variability (HRV). Our findings showed a decreasing trend with age regarding EEG power bands (Alpha, Beta, Delta, Theta) and lower scores of reading duration and eye-tracking measures in younger children compared to older children. As shown in the results, HRV parameters showed higher scores in 12 background and overlay colors among second than third grade students, which is linearly correlated to the level of stress and is readable from EDA measures as well. Our study showed the calming effect on second graders of turquoise and blue background colors. Considering other colors separately for each parameter, we assumed that there are no systematic differences in reading duration, EEG power band, eye-tracking and EDA measures.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/2/406sensor hubreading in childrendevelopmental differencesbackground colorsoverlay colors |
| spellingShingle | Tamara Jakovljević Milica M. Janković Andrej M. Savić Ivan Soldatović Petar Todorović Tadeja Jere Jakulin Gregor Papa Vanja Ković The Sensor Hub for Detecting the Developmental Characteristics in Reading in Children on a White vs. Colored Background/Colored Overlays Sensors sensor hub reading in children developmental differences background colors overlay colors |
| title | The Sensor Hub for Detecting the Developmental Characteristics in Reading in Children on a White vs. Colored Background/Colored Overlays |
| title_full | The Sensor Hub for Detecting the Developmental Characteristics in Reading in Children on a White vs. Colored Background/Colored Overlays |
| title_fullStr | The Sensor Hub for Detecting the Developmental Characteristics in Reading in Children on a White vs. Colored Background/Colored Overlays |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Sensor Hub for Detecting the Developmental Characteristics in Reading in Children on a White vs. Colored Background/Colored Overlays |
| title_short | The Sensor Hub for Detecting the Developmental Characteristics in Reading in Children on a White vs. Colored Background/Colored Overlays |
| title_sort | sensor hub for detecting the developmental characteristics in reading in children on a white vs colored background colored overlays |
| topic | sensor hub reading in children developmental differences background colors overlay colors |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/2/406 |
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