Reading Media Research Articles

Smart library utilization strategy to enhance teachers' reading interest in elementary schools

Reading is a crucial tool for unlocking the gateway to knowledge and plays a vital role in personal development. Engaging in reading allows individuals to refine comprehension skills from various angles, preventing engagement in risky behaviors due to a lack of knowledge. In educational settings, students look to their teachers for guidance and inspiration, including setting an example through reading books. Despite quality libraries and literacy programs, student interest in reading may not reach its full potential if teachers fail to act as reading role models. Unfortunately, enthusiasm for reading among teachers in Indonesia remains low. This research aims to uncover the availability of reading media in elementary schools utilizing the e-Library application (Smart Library). It focuses on the design of a reading media utilization program and the strategic implementation to enhance teachers' reading interest. Additionally, the research evaluates the impact of this media and program on teachers. A descriptive qualitative approach is employed, with research subjects from elementary schools in Bandung using Smart Library. Data collection techniques include observation, interviews, and documentation. Findings reveal the Smart Library Utilization Strategy Model to Increase Teachers' Reading Interest in Elementary Schools, comprising four steps: (1) Schools should provide comfortable reading media meeting teachers' needs, digital and physical; (2) School principals must design an innovative and diverse reading media utilization program to effectively enhance teachers' reading interest; (3) Implementation should proceed through strategic steps, from socialization to appreciation; and (4) Regular evaluation of teachers' reading interest improvement is essential to assess quality and identify factors influencing it.

Reading Comprehension on Smartphones, A Comparison with Computers

This study aims to compare the effects of smartphones and computers on reading comprehension of both narrative and expository texts among adults of differentages and educational levels. To do so, a reading task followed by multiple-choice questions was designed, and 2391 volunteers participated; their educational levels,ages, and reading devices were recorded. Of these, 1510 worked with narrative text and 881 with expository text. Our analyses included descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis tests, and simple and multiple regressions. Results indicate that while smartphones yield disadvantages with expository texts —especially among younger groups, from whom better performance on smartphones is generally expected— such disadvantages are not observed with narrative texts. Furthermore, educational level showed a significant effect under all reading conditions. In line with existing research, our results reveal a significant disadvantage associated with reading expository texts on smartphones; accordingly, we recommend employing alternative reading media whenever feasible.

Az anya és a nyelv

Th“e third chapter of Kosztolányi’s volume of short stories is oŸften considered to be a coming of age story, in which the eighteen-year-old protagonist’s train journey symbolizes his transformation from a child into an autonomous and independent subject. My interpretation attempts to undermine this reading through exploring the various roles family relations play in the narrative. Although Esti leaves his biological mother behind in the beginning of his adventure, I argue that his story remains centred around the of image of the mother(s); he is surrounded by mother figures and figurations of maternity. Via presenting the mouth simultaneously as an organ of eating, feeding, speaking, and kissing, Kosztolányi’s writing explores the intimate, corporeal, somatic aspect of language shared by the mother and the child. However, the frequent references to school, classical authors and foreign tongues (Latin, Greek, Italian, French) also display language as an external medium of reading, writing and memorizing. “ese two aspects – in parallel with the biological and metaphorical understandings of motherhood – turn out to be inseparable in Kosztolányi’s work.

Students’ Perception of LINE Webtoon Application and Its Impact on Their English Reading Habits and Skills

Reading is one of the basic English language skills that has not been mastered by all students. On the other hand, reading media determines the frequency of reading habits and the improvement of reading skills. LINE Webtoon application, one of the digital literacy platforms, allows for comfortable and enjoyable reading on computers, tablets, and mobile devices. However, unfortunately, the LINE Webtoon application as a reading medium has not been widely used in the process of teaching and learning English reading. This study investigated students’ perceptions of using LINE Webtoon and how it influenced their English reading habits and skills. Six students from the English Language Education Department at a private university in Yogyakarta were involved. The qualitative design was applied with interviews for the data collection process. The interview results described students’ reading experience using LINE Webtoon. The findings revealed students’ interest in reading content in the app due to the attractive illustrations, the use of easy-to-understand and simple language, and the correlation of story with everyday life. The interview results also presented changes in students’ reading habits as things go about reading stories on LINE Webtoon: increasing their reading routines, reading duration, vocabulary collection, and grammar knowledge. Reading English stories through the LINE Webtoon app has positive effects on enhancing students’ reading habits and reading skills. This research implies that the development of English reading curriculum should involve various innovative and effective digital literacy platforms for the enhancement of English reading habit and skills.

Literature Review: Storybook Media Improves Reading Understanding of Montessori Theory for Class V Elementary School

In learning Indonesian, we found problems that occurred in fifth grade elementary school as follows: 1) generally the learning media was not in accordance with the characteristics of the students, 2) some students used learning media that were not suitable for learning Indonesian, 3) students were less interested in reading because of the media reading is not interesting for students. This will affect the ability to understand the main idea. The method used in writing this article is a literature review study. In 4 international and 6 national articles, the obstacles found with learning media were difficulties with interest in improving reading comprehension skills, while several positive things were found to increase student motivation in using book media. Stories in the learning process of students in class V elementary school. Learning media using story books is a new habit with various ways to carry out a good and interesting learning process and in accordance with curriculum objectives. Obstacles were found both psychologically and socially among fifth grade elementary school students

Redistributive politics and the temporalities of crisis: Reconfiguring social protection in a post-pandemic South Africa

How does crisis open-up – or foreclose – new possibilities for alternative economic futures? This article explores the possibilities afforded by crisis for reconfiguring redistribution and welfare in contexts where access to income via work is increasingly tenuous. To do so, we turn to South Africa, where we examine the unfolding political possibilities and support for more generous and universal forms of social protection and (re)distribution during and after the Covid pandemic. In particular, we analyse visions of alternative redistributory policies both from above and from below, via original empirical data on the views of low-income inner-city residents in Johannesburg; interviews with government actors and civil society activists; and a close reading of media and policy discourse around social protection between 2020 and 2023. We argue while framing Covid as a crisis forced the state to embrace less workerist approaches to social protection, the very fact that new policies were rooted in an emergency context may have blunted more radical redistributory visions. This argument is underscored by the vacillations and internal contradictions of the South African government’s expansion of its social grant system, as well as by the delimited scope of grassroots demands for more generous or unconditional economic support during and after the pandemic. We make the case that ‘crisis temporalities’ – and the temporality of work and welfare more generally – is critical to understanding the lack of political will and popular demands for more radical forms of redistribution and economic security beyond work.

독서매체에 따른 소설 읽기가 사회적 인지에 미치는 영향력 비교

This study explored the effects of reading fiction in e-books or paper books on social cognition. Using SPSS 25.0, empathy and pro-social behavior of the paper book novel preference group (n=43), e-book novel preference group (n=46), and novel non-preference group (n=46) were measured, and analysis of covariance was conducted to examine group differences. First, there was no significant difference in empathy and pro-social behavior between the paper book novel preference group and the e-book novel preference group. This means that types of reading media do not cause differences in reading effects. Second, regardless of the type of reading media, groups who read novels showed a higher level of empathy and pro-social behavior than those who did not read novels. This means that reading novels can improve the audience’s empathy and pro-social behavior.

Self-Regulatory Metacognitive Skill Use in Elementary Students During Computer and Paper Reading Assignments: A Qualitative Study

Self-regulated learning (SRL) and metacognitive processes are important in education because they contribute to effective learning and improved academic performance. Metacognitive SRL may be facilitated by the implementation of computer technology. This qualitative study examined the presence and use of metacognitive SLR processes among elementary school students as they completed computer- and paper-based reading assignments. Students in two after-school programs were recruited from a public school district in a southeastern region of the United States (U.S.). The participants consisted of 52 elementary students in Grades 2-5. Students participated in two, counterbalanced, conditions that involved computer- and paper-based reading assignments. Observations and semi-structured interviews were conducted. The results indicated that students were more likely to apply metacognitive SRL skills when reading on paper than reading on a computer. Overall, students showed signs of planning more in the paper than in the computer condition but student behaviors and responses differed between grades. Monitoring practices appeared in both the computer- and the paper-based reading assignment, with monitoring connected with background knowledge in Grades 2 and 3 but reading content in Grades 4 and 5. Control processes such as retrying and representing graphically were more common in the computer- than in the paper-based reading across all grades. Students used their score in a reading assignment as an evaluation tool to assess performance in the computer- and paper-based reading condition. These findings suggest that the utilization of prior information, integration of multimedia and verbal signals, and comfort level with the reading medium all influenced students' SRL decision-making.

Convenience and Sensory Experience: Analysis of Using Website as a Medium to Read

With the development of technology, the advent of e-books, computers, smartphones, and other electronic devices expanded the range of choices of media for reading, it also changed the way people consume information. Website, as a reading platform, has its advantages and disadvantages in reading experiences. For example, with a device connected to the internet, people can easily gain information and access what they want to read. Unlike traditional reading media such as books and newspapers, the website enables a variety of multimedia content, such as videos, animation, and images, which can make reading more engaging and informative, which further allows readers to enhance their understanding of a topic. However, as with any digital media, website reading may cause eye fatigue. And the movable images and inconsistent set type may be a disturbance. The diversity and potentiality of web reading call for advanced studies to further optimize the readers experience and eliminate the inferior strength of web reading. Compared with traditional printed media, this paper explores how website increases readers experiences in the field of sensory elements, interaction, and accessibility. The research methodology employed for this thesis involved reviewing academic literature and case studies. The results of the research indicate that websites indeed increase reading experiences for both people with and without disabilities. The findings suggest that websites provide readers with an attractive, delightful, and interactive experience. And the personalized settings, such as font size change, color adjustment, and alternative text, further increase the experience for people with different kinds of disabilities.

Components of Valid Learning Media Assessments

Introduction The learning media assessment (LMA) process is the mechanism professionals use to determine a student's optimal learning and reading media. Currently, no tool has been validated for the purpose of conducting the LMA process. Methods A Delphi approach was used whereby a panel of identified experts in the LMA process went through iterative phases recommending items to be included in the LMA process and voting on keeping, changing, or deleting items until a final list of agreed upon items was established. Results At the completion of five rounds of voting and amending items, the final list of agreed upon items included 2 general goals, 66 items, and 18 acceptable modifications to the LMA process. The items to be included in an LMA process were categorized into logistical items to be noted (9 items), LMA procedural characteristics (11 items), materials to be used (2 items), information to be gathered (20 items), student medical/visual characteristics (8 items), student reading or academic characteristics (10 items), and student technology and literacy tool use (6 items). Eighteen acceptable modifications or adjustments that could be made to assessment procedures were also agreed upon. Discussion The framework of what is critical in the LMA process, as shown in this Delphi study, can be used to assess the validity of LMA tools. Implications for Practitioners Practitioners can use the framework built by this Delphi process to evaluate the validity of LMA tools they use. Practitioners can assess the tools they use by asking if all the validated content areas are addressed, if validated procedures are being followed, and if validated accommodations are in place.

PENGEMBANGAN MEDIA MEMBACA KARPACA UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN MEMBACA SISWA KELAS 1 SEKOLAH DASAR

This research was conducted according to the background, namely the discontinuity between the government's prohibition on reading tests for prospective new students in grade 1 SD and the existing competence test at the grade 1 SD level, there was no media or starting reading material at the grade 1 SD level, learning had not been completed. letter recognition at the kindergarten level due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This research aims to produce reading media that is valid, appropriate and can improve the reading ability of 1st grade students. The development research model used is the Borg and Gall model which has been simplified into 7 research steps namely 1) research and initial information gathering, 2) planning, 3) initial product format development, 4) validation, 5) product revision, 6) trial small scale product, 7) final product revision. Based on the results of the material expert's assessment, a percentage score of 89% was obtained in the valid category. The percentage by media experts is 93% with a very valid category. The feasibility of the media is shown by a teacher user review questionnaire of 92% with a very decent category. The attractiveness of the media is shown by the results of the student response questionnaire of 100% in the very interesting category. An increase in reading ability is shown by a comparison of the results of the pre-test score of 48.52 and the acquisition of the post-test score of 84.80. The results of the gain test (N-Gain) show an index of 0.7 which is included in the high category, so that KARPACA reading media can improve the reading ability of 1st grade students.

Peningkatan Budaya Literasi Membaca Pada Siswa Kelas 1 di SD Negeri 03 Kembang Tanjung Melalui Media Pop Up Book

This community service activity is part of the KKN UMKO Transfer Knowledge activities for Muhammadiyah University Kotabumi Students which was carried out on January 31 2023 – March 2 2023 in Kembang Tanjung Village, South Abung District, North Lampung Regency, Lampung. This KKN activity is carried out by lecturers and students to the community, especially in the field of education in order to improve a culture of reading literacy in elementary school students. So the solution is to make interesting reading media, namely pop up book media. The method of implementing this activity starts with making reading media, namely pop up books. Furthermore, students introduced pop up book reading media to elementary school students and asked students to read stories that had been made through pop up book reading media. After this interesting pop up book reading media, it is hoped that elementary school students will be more diligent in reading so that there are no more elementary school students who cannot read.

Audio-Visual as Media in Reading: Students’ Responses and Challenges

Some experts believe that audio-visual media is beneficial in learning a second language, including English. It can increase not only students’ motivation to learn, but also their focus on the learned material. In reading, audio-visual media is considered effective in enhancing students’ comprehension. Most of the studies focus on the positive impact of using audio-visual media, but they have not yet investigated the obstacle that might be experienced by the students on its usage. Therefore, this study intends to examine the students’ obstacles of using audio-visual media in reading as well as their responses to its implementation. The qualitative method was applied. The data were gained through questionnaires and observation. The respondents were 37 ninth-grade students. The findings revealed that although the students responded positively to the use of audio-visual media in reading, they had issues with its implementation. The issues dealt with language and comprehension. In the term of language, the students found it hard to understand the meaning of some words. As a result, it impacted their comprehension. Thus, it is suggested for the teachers to first consider the students’ vocabulary mastery before using audio-visual media in teaching reading. If the students have a limited vocabulary, they can use a video that has familiar words known by the students.

Increasing the reading ability of a student with dyslexia in elementary school: an explanatory case study by using family support, remedial teaching, and multisensory method

Dyslexia is a neurodevelopmental disorder that may lead to difficulties in reading and other language-related cognitive processes. Approximately 5 to 10% of students in public schools have this disorder, which requires specific learning strategies to improve their reading abilities. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the successful experiences of teachers in improving the reading ability of a student with dyslexia. To achieve this, a qualitative approach was used, with an explanatory case study method conducted in a public inclusive Elementary School located in Bogor City, Indonesia. This particular school was selected due to the presence of dyslexia and experienced teachers in handling students with disabilities. The participants comprised of four individuals, including a 3rd-grade student diagnosed with dyslexia, an experienced teacher, an assistant teacher, and parents of the diagnosed student. Furthermore, interviews were conducted with classroom teachers and the assistant, as well as parents. Document analysis and four-time classroom observation were also carried out to support the data. The result showed that there were four key factors in determining the success of reading in a student with dyslexia, namely (1) remedial teaching, (2) application of multisensory methods, (3) reading media use, and (4) parental support. It provided valuable insights for teachers dealing with the students with dyslexia, in order to improve their reading skills while considering the specific needs.

Reading Media Culture Politically

Media culture can be read as a contest of representations and a contested terrain that reproduces existing social struggles. This study focuses on U.S. media culture in the 2000s, which has been a particularly turbulent and contested era of U.S. history and media culture reproduced its passionate polarization, intense political struggle, and often surprising and dramatic events. I am using the concept of transcoding to describe how specific political discourses and positions like liberalism or rightwing nationalism are translated, or encoded, into media texts. Specifically I take the television series A Handmaid´ s Tale as providing illuminating access to social and political realities of its period, which contributes to knowledge of the present age through contextualization, interpretations and critique of popular media culture artifacts. This form of political sociology and cultural studies provides theories and methods that situate media texts within the context of their production and reception, while deploying multiple perspectives to interpret the text and to show what popular media texts reveal about existing society, its modes of oppression and struggles to transform it.

Research on the Current Situation and Improvement Strategy of New Media Reading Promotion in University Library

This study explores the effectiveness of reading promotion activities in university libraries with the help of new media. Taking Chongqing C Vocational College as an example, through the study of the relationship between College Students' reading motivation and reading self-efficacy, we can understand the real reading needs and help carry out reading activities. 311 students were selected by purposive sampling for formal questionnaire distribution. 272 valid questionnaires were obtained, and the effective recovery rate was 88%. The SPSS26.0 statistical software was used for item analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, reliability and validity analysis, linear regression analysis and other methods to analyze and verify the data of the effective questionnaire. The research results are as follows: The personal cultivation motivation of Chongqing C College students has a significant positive impact on their reading self-efficacy. The emotional expression engine and reading self-efficacy of Chongqing C College students have a significant positive impact. The motivation for information acquisition and reading self-efficacy of Chongqing C College students have a significant positive impact. The social interaction motivation and reading self-efficacy of Chongqing C College students have a significant positive impact. The motivation for reading interest and self-efficacy of college students at Chongqing C College have a significant positive impact.

Development and Validation of Digital-Based Preliminary Reading Media Instruments

This study aims to develop digital-based learning media instruments for first graders on beginner reading materials. This method of research used research and development that uses the ASSURE model. The instrument used questionnaire and validation sheet. Data analysis techniques are performed by calculating the value of the validity test results. The results showed that; 1) A digital-based learning media in the form of audio-visual has been developed using the kinemaster application for beginning reading material for grade I elementary schools which uses 3 stages of the model, namely: Analyze Learning; State Standards and Objectives; Select Strategic Technology, Media and Materials; 2) The results of the validity test on digital-based beginning reading learning media products that have been developed, as a whole are assessed by the material validator and media design. The results of the score by material experts are 89% in the "Very Valid" category, for media design experts it is obtained with 94% in the "Very Valid" category. Thus, it can be concluded that digital-based early reading learning media in Indonesian lessons for grade I elementary schools is very valid to be used as one of the media in Indonesian subjects.

Android-Based Online Bookstore System Design

Indonesia is one of the countries with low interest in reading, given the importance of reading to increase human knowledge, by utilizing technological developments, an application is made that provides books in digital form. The purpose of this research is to design an online bookstore system that can be accessed using an android device. This application serves as a platform for readers so that they can increase their interest in reading with various digital books that can be accessed for free or paid. The research that was conducted was by using a descriptive method of analysis with a qualitative approach. This application development process uses an object-oriented approach, namely system development life-cycle prototyping. The result of this research is to produce an online bookstore and an android-based audiobook that can be read and listened to for free or paid. In the application, there are various types of digital books with features that make it easier for readers. With this android-based online bookstore, users can read books anywhere and anytime without having to carry a lot of books. This research was conducted to make it easier for readers who want to read books effectively and efficiently with only one android device. In the end, this application is a reading medium to improve reading habits, especially the Indonesian people.

Listening otherwise: From “silent tourism” soundscapes to privileged sonic ways of knowing

This paper explores quests for silence in tourism in English-language online media. We offer a reading of media forms all articulating a soundscape of silence: a preferred sonic environment for tourists’ health and well-being. A relational and reflexive approach allows us to interrogate these taken-for-granted desired silences, and to emplace ourselves in the analysis. Using critical discourse analysis, we try to listen to the sounds produced in the texts, and to write with, and about, the sounds that resonate with us, to disrupt the naturalization implicit to the silent tourism soundscapes. Such calls for silent tourism use vocabularies that reproduce a universalistic aurality and binaries of wanted/unwanted, silence/noise, nonhuman/human, good/bad that moralize and objectify. Relational ontology and feminist critiques of “soundscape” help us to rethink silent tourism as ways of knowing. Ultimately, in the media we reflect on and are not separate from sonic ways of knowing seem very much entangled with wealth, privilege, individualism, and settler positionalities.

Exploring Students’ Reading Interest Through Tiktok Multimodal Literacy

This research aims to explore students' interest in reading by utilizing the TikTok application as a teaching tool for English. The study adopts a qualitative research design to gather data in the form of written or spoken expressions and observed behavior. Data collection methods include observation, interviews, and document analysis. The findings reveal that students exhibit a strong interest in using the TikTok application as a medium for reading. They perceive TikTok as a positive platform due to its multimodal nature, combining language with visual, auditory, and spoken elements in a comprehensive manner. Given its effectiveness in enhancing students' interest in reading, TikTok can be employed as a medium for teaching and learning reading in educational settings.