Özet:

The most important element of our age is the use of technology. The training process is also directly influenced by this change and need. Materials used in the teaching process are now replacing them with more technology-focused materials. Smart tables that replace the black board, tablets that are called to replace the students’ books and books are the most concrete indicators of this change. The purpose of the study is to reveal the level of understanding of the text they read from paper and screen with the same readability levels of primary school 4th grade students and the teachers and students' opinions about reading from screen. For this purpose, the results of the success test applied to students on paper and screen-readed texts, as well as the teachers and students' views on reading on screen were evaluated. The research was carried out on 39 primary school 4th grade students who studied in a primary school in Ankara or Yenimahalle district selected by random method and 3th grade teachers who worked in this school. The study used printed texts and texts in the digital environment with the same readability levels to collect data. There was also an interview with students and teachers. The number of data of the study was analyzed in the SPSS 15 package program. Interviews are analyzed through the method of content analysis. The analysis of the data found that from printed texts and from screen reading there was a significant difference between student academic achievements in favour of paper reading. There are also differences in teachers and students’ opinions about reading printed texts and screen reading.