Papers by Sherri Glerum Langford
A research paper centered of a close reading, geographical locales, and a few comparisons focusin... more A research paper centered of a close reading, geographical locales, and a few comparisons focusing on Percy Shelley's Poem "Alastor."
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This research endeavored to determine if a significant difference exists in reading comprehension... more This research endeavored to determine if a significant difference exists in reading comprehension scores when reading from electronic books compared to paper books. E-books and electronic reading devices are becoming more common place in today’s technology driven world; but, are young readers able to achieve optimal reading comprehension when employing this new technology? Or is there a difference in the depth of reading comprehension achieved when reading digital books compared to traditional paper books? Seventh grade students from six area middle schools were the subjects of the study wherein each student read an e-book or a paper book and took a reading comprehension test on the book read. After which, students read a different book from the opposing medium and took a reading comprehension test. The final scores were used to determine if there were measurable differences between each text source. Overall test scores showed higher reading comprehension when students read from the traditional paper books as compared to reading from digital sources. When comparing individual student scores, almost three-fourths of students scored higher on comprehension tests after having read from paper text, while only one-fourth of students scored higher on reading comprehension tests after having read text from a digital source.
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