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Second Grade Student Perceptions of Online vs. Paper Text Reading

Widmyer, Loren A.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1309994659

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2011, Master of Education (MEd), Bowling Green State University, Reading.
The purpose of this study was to examine the preferences of second grade students in reading online text or paper text. The online text used for this investigation was Raz-Kids, which has become an increasingly popular technological source of supplemental reading material in today’s classroom setting. One class of second grade students were given the option of reading from paper or online text each night for homework. Students were told to complete a reading log each night and identify the reading source they chose. After one week, students were given a survey to collect additional information about their thoughts/feelings on Raz-Kids. Of the 17 participants, four were selected to participate in in-depth interviews. The results from the reading logs show that the vast majority of students chose to read from paper text rather than the electronic text. The survey and the interviews, however, reveal more of an even split among the students with regards to their preference for reading paper text or online text.
Cindy Hendricks (Committee Chair)
Mohammed Darabie (Committee Member)
John Sorg (Committee Member)
Educational Technology

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  • Widmyer, L. A. (2011). Second Grade Student Perceptions of Online vs. Paper Text Reading [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1309994659

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Widmyer, Loren. Second Grade Student Perceptions of Online vs. Paper Text Reading. 2011. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1309994659.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Widmyer, Loren. "Second Grade Student Perceptions of Online vs. Paper Text Reading." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1309994659

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