Tablet vs. paper: The effect on learners' reading performance
The purpose of this study is to compare primary school 5th-class students’ electronic text reading performance, reading speed and reading comprehension with tablet PCs and printed books. This study examined a sample of 20 students. The students were randomly divided into two groups, a control gro...
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| description | The purpose of this study is to compare primary school 5th-class students’ electronic text reading
performance, reading speed and reading comprehension with tablet PCs and printed books. This
study examined a sample of 20 students. The students were randomly divided into two groups, a
control group and a treatment group. The control group students read ordinary printed books, and
the students in the treatment group read the same text on an electronic tablet PC display. Both
qualitative and quantitative data collection tools were used for the study. Qualitative data were
collected on the reading speed and reading comprehension skills for both groups of students.
Statistically, there was no significant difference between the groups in reading speed or the level of
reading comprehension. Students’ opinions on tablet PCs and recommendations for future studies are
also discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0d0b6da2e2854b2ab378c5b093ee29782023-02-15T16:12:04ZengKura PublishingInternational Electronic Journal of Elementary Education1307-92981307-92982012-06-0143441450Tablet vs. paper: The effect on learners' reading performanceHakan Dündar0Murat Akçayır1Kırıkkale UniversityKırıkkale UniversityThe purpose of this study is to compare primary school 5th-class students’ electronic text reading performance, reading speed and reading comprehension with tablet PCs and printed books. This study examined a sample of 20 students. The students were randomly divided into two groups, a control group and a treatment group. The control group students read ordinary printed books, and the students in the treatment group read the same text on an electronic tablet PC display. Both qualitative and quantitative data collection tools were used for the study. Qualitative data were collected on the reading speed and reading comprehension skills for both groups of students. Statistically, there was no significant difference between the groups in reading speed or the level of reading comprehension. Students’ opinions on tablet PCs and recommendations for future studies are also discussed.https://iejee.com/index.php/IEJEE/article/view/188/184Tablet PCElementary EducationHuman Computer InterfaceMedia in Education |
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| title | Tablet vs. paper: The effect on learners' reading performance |
| title_full | Tablet vs. paper: The effect on learners' reading performance |
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| title_short | Tablet vs. paper: The effect on learners' reading performance |
| title_sort | tablet vs paper the effect on learners reading performance |
| topic | Tablet PC Elementary Education Human Computer Interface Media in Education |
| url | https://iejee.com/index.php/IEJEE/article/view/188/184 |
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