ERIC Number: EJ1045341
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-0510
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Taiwanese College Students' Reading Practices and Profiles in Both Print- and Internet-Based Formats
Chen, Su-Yen; Fang, Sheng-Ping
Reading Improvement, v51 n3 p319-331 Fall 2014
This study expanded the definition of reading practices to include both print- and Internet-based reading, and examined the relationship of reading profiles to Taiwanese college students' performance on various practices. The results showed that more time was spent on Internet-than print-based extracurricular reading, and that the three most-popular reading practices were: visiting social networking sites, reading online news, and browsing electronic Bulletin Board Systems. When we compared four reading profiles, a consistent pattern emerged: More diversified the readers self-estimated faster reading speed, reading more complex materials, better reading comprehension, and higher overall language proficiencies. Also, more diversified readers self-reported engaging in a wider variety of conversation topics with other people.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Reading Habits, Educational Practices, Profiles, Printed Materials, Electronic Publishing, Performance Based Assessment, Reading Achievement, Social Networks, Electronic Libraries, Electronic Journals, Correlation, Time on Task, Literature Appreciation, Incidence, Reading Comprehension, Reading Fluency, Interest Research, Reading Interests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
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