Abstract:

The main subject of this study is to determine effects of screen-reading to students’ attitudes towards reading. The research is conducted according to study mixed research model (mixed methods) that quantitative and qualitative research techniques are deal with together. In the research, from quantitative research models pre-test last-test group model; from qualitative research models, interview technique were used. Dependent variable of research is students’ the level of attitude towards the reading. Independent variable of research is the stage where reading texts were presented. Students in experiment group read determined text on computer screen; students in control group read it on printed paper. Working group of research consists of 41 students in total that study at 8/A and 8/B grades of public school in Kocaeli Province Kandıra District. Quantitative data of research was acquired by ‘Personal Information Form’, “Attitude scale for secondary school students for reading (Özbay and Uyar, 2009) and ‘Reading Texts’. Qualitative data of research was provided by semi-structured interview form. Qualitative data of research was analyzed by using content analysis, namely categoric analysis; and quantitative data was analyzed by transferring to “SPSS 17 for Windows” package programme. As a consequence of research, it was concluded that reading implementations from printed paper does not increase attitudes of students towards the reading, on the contrary it decreases; but implementations of screen-reading increases attitudes of students in experimental group towards the reading (p<.05). On the process of screen-reading, from qualitative data of research it was concluded that reading students did not feel any unwillingness; screen-reading encouraged students for screen-reading and it effected reading willingness of students positively.

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