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Changing the reading attitude of young children through Facebook

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https://hdl.handle.net/10497/14499
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Conference Paper
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Citation
Ng, S. H., Chai, C. S., & Yee, S. Y. (2010). Changing the reading attitude of young children through Facebook. In S. L. Wong, S. C. Kong, & F.-Y. Yu (Eds.), Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Computers in Education (pp. 161-165). Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education.
Author
Ng, Siam Hong
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Chai, Ching Sing
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Yee, Siong Yew
Abstract
It is widely recognized that positive reading attitude affects reading performances [1]. As such, the aim of this study is to examine the effect of a reading program that leverage on social networking tool Facebook on reading attitude. Reading attitude is affected by personal beliefs, social beliefs and reading experiences [2]. In this study, pupils in the treatment group were required to post book reports onto Facebook which provided them with peers support and social purpose for reading and sharing their reading experiences with peers. Pre- and post- test were administered using Elementary Reading Attitudes Survey (ERAS) before and after the implementation of Facebook reading program. The result of the study shows that the treatment group developed a more positive attitude towards reading of Chinese story books than control group.
Keywords
  • Reading attitude

  • Chinese story books

  • Recreational reading

  • Facebook

Date Issued
2010
Description
This paper was presented at the 18th International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE 2010), held in Putrajaya, Malaysia from 29 Nov to 3 Dec 2010
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