Individual differences in learning from digital texts : What do we know and where do we go from here?

Cain, Kate (2025) Individual differences in learning from digital texts : What do we know and where do we go from here? Learning and Individual Differences. ISSN 1041-6080 (In Press)

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Abstract

Digital reading has become integral in our education, recreational reading, and professional lives. The papers in this special issue explore individual differences in how readers understand, process, and learn from digital texts across different age groups and tasks. This commentary summarises study findings about the similarities in processing information presented on paper and on screen, and the unique challenges that arise through the content and activities that are a focus of digital reading, such as internet-based search and learning. I conclude with recommendations for future research to elucidate how reader characteristics and experience interact with digital reading tasks and texts to influence comprehension and learning.