In the last five years we have seen great leaps in digital
technology. We are now dominated by a digital age where technological devices
are used everywhere; at schools, work or for leisure activities. Furthermore,
much of what we read is read on screens and this practice is being integrated
in schools, which is of our great concern.
In the meantime, researchers are working
to get a clearer sense of the differences between online and print reading.
Because there is so much information, videos and pictures alongside with words,
while reading off screens we usually scan through the texts looking for key
words. We scroll up and down, look for words and get distracted. However, when
we read in print our brains read in linear ways. So, nowadays, since we highly
depend on screen reading, we seem to be developing digital brains. This means that
we are getting accustomed to reading with less depth. This is a concern of many
researchers and educators. Maryanne Wolf, a Tufts University cognitive neuroscientist
and the author of "Proust and the squid", voices, "I worry that
the superficial way we read during the day is affecting us when we have to read
with more in-depth processing."
Since reading in print can help students
learn with a slower mode, screen reading cannot replace it. However, we can
train our brains to be bi-literate, being able to adapt to both types of
reading.
Recent studies have shown that 39% of children and young people read daily using electronic devices including tablets and e-Readers, but only 28% read printed materials daily. The number of children reading eBooks has doubled in the last two years .
ReplyDeleteI think there is an influence of this technology on children’s reading abilities and their enjoyment of reading. Those who read only on-screen are three times less likely to enjoy reading very much and a third less likely to have a favorite book .
Students who only read on-screen are significantly less likely to enjoy reading and less likely to be strong readers. New technology clearly has a valuable part to play in literacy development, but we should encourage parents to ensure their children still read in print form if they are to become avid readers and reach their full potential in school. parents have to ensure their children have a healthy reading balance between both books and technological devices.
Although e-books are used by students, they have a lot of disadvantages regarding the information processing. When students tend to read from books they would process the information easily and that information have higher probability to be saved in the long term memory than those obtained from reading using screens. Screens are very important to be used to present information along with videos or pictures, but students should not depend only on screens for studying or reading. Papers would give students more freedom without worrying about charging, or wireless problems, or any damage. In addition e-books cost a lot and require charging repeatedly. I believe that students might use electronic devices but should not be addicted to them in a way that they discard using books and papers. So it is important to be moderate using both in a suitable ways.
ReplyDeleteThe way people read has changed dramatically in recent years, and ofcourse reading online differs from reading printed papers. When people read online, they just skim and jump off quickly if they didn't find what they search for, whereas reading printed papers is mush more serious and in depth. Infact, this occures becausepeople think that online papers are readly available when needed so that they can be found at any time. When people just skim articles, the information are less likely to be saved in their memory compared to those who read printed papers and this is because the method ofnote taking isdifferent. Its a case of sped up reading with slowed down commentary. Researchshows that the quality of comprehension andcomprehension strategies on web-based environment are too limited. In my opinion, the traditional form of reading is healthier and more beneficialthan readingon screens, and papers cannot and should'nt be replaced by screen but rather there should be a balanced use between both. people should have access to online learning but in an appropriate way.
ReplyDeleteThrough the coming years ,the books will lose their value and become weird things that don't attract people's attention.In these days technology is everywhere. Laptops, cellphones, the television etc.; It has become part of our lives .The tablets and other kinds of technology have entered the primary sources for information and education.Parents Prefer Traditional Books for their Children because they have learned in books and papers and they were strange from technology but teachers these days they prefer to us the screen to show them films and simulations as warm up or procedure to support the lesson and the understanding.
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