Uncovering print and digital literacies: what matters to undergraduates / Zuriani Yaacob... [et al.]
Reading has always been considered a crucial contributing factor in human advancement which is at the same time affecting one’s intellectual and emotional growth. However in Malaysia, reading culture has seemingly not significantly changed as it was observed in the study of Pandian (2000) that onl...
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| author | Yaacob, Zuriani Ujang, Suriyati Wan Endut, Wan Rohana Abd Kadir, Norbaiyah Md Shah, Nursyaidatul Kamar |
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| description | Reading has always been considered a crucial contributing factor in human advancement which is at
the same time affecting one’s intellectual and emotional growth. However in Malaysia, reading culture has
seemingly not significantly changed as it was observed in the study of Pandian (2000) that only 20% are
‘regular readers’ and the rest of Malaysian populations are ‘reluctant readers’. It was also found that when they
were preparing for examinations, only then they spent time reading various materials. Nevertheless, with rapid
development in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) taking place, it has impacted education
system centred particularly on reading exercise. This is established by Hooper & Herath (2014) that reading
habit has been affected by the technology which has changed the pattern of brain absorption of information.
However, adolescents are reported devoting much more time reading digital resources and spending extra time
to skim, download and browse information on the Internet (Liu, 2005). Therefore, current study aimed
primarily at comparing reading habit percentage between print and screen-based of the respondents as well as
investigating relationship between numbers and types of print-based materials. Quantitative data were collected
and a questionnaire was used as a data collection tool. A total of 61 diploma students from Universiti Teknologi
MARA (UiTM) Pahang Branch, Raub Campus, Malaysia were chosen and Spearman’s Rank Correlation
Coefficient was employed to analyse their views. The results revealed students’ preferences in using traditional
paper materials and how ICT has presented possibilities in encouraging students’ reading habits to develop. It is
anticipated that future researches in the area will benefit from the findings and suggestions provided in this
study. |
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| spelling | uitm-292262020-04-06T14:10:50Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29226/ Uncovering print and digital literacies: what matters to undergraduates / Zuriani Yaacob... [et al.] gadingss Yaacob, Zuriani Ujang, Suriyati Wan Endut, Wan Rohana Abd Kadir, Norbaiyah Md Shah, Nursyaidatul Kamar Electronic information resources Information in specific formats or media Reading has always been considered a crucial contributing factor in human advancement which is at the same time affecting one’s intellectual and emotional growth. However in Malaysia, reading culture has seemingly not significantly changed as it was observed in the study of Pandian (2000) that only 20% are ‘regular readers’ and the rest of Malaysian populations are ‘reluctant readers’. It was also found that when they were preparing for examinations, only then they spent time reading various materials. Nevertheless, with rapid development in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) taking place, it has impacted education system centred particularly on reading exercise. This is established by Hooper & Herath (2014) that reading habit has been affected by the technology which has changed the pattern of brain absorption of information. However, adolescents are reported devoting much more time reading digital resources and spending extra time to skim, download and browse information on the Internet (Liu, 2005). Therefore, current study aimed primarily at comparing reading habit percentage between print and screen-based of the respondents as well as investigating relationship between numbers and types of print-based materials. Quantitative data were collected and a questionnaire was used as a data collection tool. A total of 61 diploma students from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Pahang Branch, Raub Campus, Malaysia were chosen and Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient was employed to analyse their views. The results revealed students’ preferences in using traditional paper materials and how ICT has presented possibilities in encouraging students’ reading habits to develop. It is anticipated that future researches in the area will benefit from the findings and suggestions provided in this study. Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Pahang. 2017-12 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29226/1/29226.pdf Yaacob, Zuriani and Ujang, Suriyati and Wan Endut, Wan Rohana and Abd Kadir, Norbaiyah and Md Shah, Nursyaidatul Kamar (2017) Uncovering print and digital literacies: what matters to undergraduates / Zuriani Yaacob... [et al.]. (2017) Gading Journal For The Social Sciences <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Gading_Journal_For_The_Social_Sciences.html>, 20 (2). ISSN 2600-7568 https://gadingssuitm.com/ |
| spellingShingle | Electronic information resources Information in specific formats or media Yaacob, Zuriani Ujang, Suriyati Wan Endut, Wan Rohana Abd Kadir, Norbaiyah Md Shah, Nursyaidatul Kamar Uncovering print and digital literacies: what matters to undergraduates / Zuriani Yaacob... [et al.] |
| title | Uncovering print and digital literacies: what matters to undergraduates / Zuriani Yaacob... [et al.] |
| title_full | Uncovering print and digital literacies: what matters to undergraduates / Zuriani Yaacob... [et al.] |
| title_fullStr | Uncovering print and digital literacies: what matters to undergraduates / Zuriani Yaacob... [et al.] |
| title_full_unstemmed | Uncovering print and digital literacies: what matters to undergraduates / Zuriani Yaacob... [et al.] |
| title_short | Uncovering print and digital literacies: what matters to undergraduates / Zuriani Yaacob... [et al.] |
| title_sort | uncovering print and digital literacies: what matters to undergraduates / zuriani yaacob... [et al.] |
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