The Effect of Digital Texts on Primary Students' Comprehension, Fluency, and Attitude

Kaman S., ERTEM İ. S.

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, sa.76, ss.147-164, 2018 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.14689/ejer.2018.76.8
  • Dergi Adı: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.147-164
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Reading skills, technology, repeated reading
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: In today's world, the rapid spread of technology affects educational life. It has become common place in many countries to read digital texts on tablet computers, preferred for their portability, and long charging times; projects are done to improve educational quality in many countries. However, research is limited about how reading digital texts affects reading skills of primary students. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of digital text readings on reading comprehension, reading fluency, and reading attitude of 4th grade students.