Have you ever been
trying to memorize an
essay or even memorize
your vocab words?
Looking for an easy way?
Problem Statement & Hypothesis
Will the person memorize the text better
if the font size is bigger?
If the font size is bigger, then the person
will memorize the text better
Brief Discussion
In this project, I wanted to see if the size
of the font would effect how well the
person memorizes. For me, bigger font
size is better to memorize. I believe that
because there are fewer words than what
the smaller font size would have on a
page.
Also, for people who would have
photographic memory, the words would
be bigger, and better to remember.
Basic concepts
Homo Sapiens-the primate species to which
modern humans belong; humans regarded
as a species
Hippocampus- the elongated ridges on the
floor of each lateral ventricle of the brain,
thought to be the center of emotion,
memory, and the autonomic nervous system.
Photographic Memory- the ability to
remember information or visual images in
great detail.
Design Diagram
TITLE: The effect of font size on the way a
person memorizes the text.
HYPOTHESIS: If the font size is bigger, then
the person will memorize the text better.
IV: Font Size
DV: The person’s memorization: How much
the person can read back the sentence.
CONSTANTS: Type of paper, Color of paper,
Type of font, Font color, The sentence for the
three groups
Materials
100 people (15-20 age group)
A notebook
Computer
Printer
Printer Ink (should be with printer)
Printer paper
Pen or pencil
Clipboard (optional just to be organized)
Type of word document (Text Edit, Microsoft
Word, Office, etc)
20-word sentence.
Safety
1. Watch out for paper cuts
2. Don’t use the writing
utensil in a wrong way
Procedure
1.Have your sentences ready, each
sentence on different papers
2.Get the consent form signed
3.Explain to the person what they will be
doing give them the sentence for 10
seconds.
4.Take the paper back and wait 5 seconds
5.Then ask them to read the sentence
back to you, mark how many words they
got wrong and how many words they
added
6.Mark the results
Design Diagram (cont’d)
levels
12 size font
28 size font
48 size font
trials
33(15-20 age
people)
33(15-20 age
people)
33(15-20 age
people)
12 size font
28 size font
48 size font
0-4 words
5-8 words
9-12 words
13-16 words
17-20 words
Data table
levels
12 size font
28 size font
48 size font
0-4 words
0
0
16
5-8 words
12
0
12
9-12 words
21
6
5
13-16 words
0
12
0
17-20 words
0
15
0
Results!
ANOVAs analysis
If I marked my data more specifically, then I
would have used the ANOVAs analysis.
The ANOVAs test tries to prove if the reason
for each data is significant or not.
Also to show if it is chance or not.
Photo documentation
Conclusion
My hypothesis was not fully supported.
But It was supported to a point. Bigger
font size is better to memorize but when
the font size got too big, then it got harder
to memorize. If I was to change my
hypothesis to
If the font size was 28, than it would
better to memorize than the 12 size
font.
Sources of error
1. Background and surroundings
2. Unknown vocabulary
3. Pressure on the person
4. The specific amount of words
5. Reading problems
Additional research
The effect of a picture related to the font
on memorization
The effect of color of font on
memorization
The effect of vocabulary on memorization
Special thanks to…
MRS.PIETRANGELO !
All my participants(:
My sister
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