Reading-on-Screen and Reading-on-Paper for ESL Graduate Students: A Statistical Analysis

• In Event: Examining Technology and Game-Based Language Teaching and Learning

Abstract

Unadjusted and adjusted ordered logistic regression analyses were conducted to test whether ESL graduate students’ frequency and comfort level of reading-on-paper in general and reading-English-on-paper were related to their frequency and comfort level of reading-English-on-screen. The results of the unadjusted analysis indicated that frequency and comfort level of reading-on-paper in general and comfort level of reading-English-on-paper were related to increased comfort level of reading-English-on-screen. The results of the adjusted analysis showed that, while controlling for student characteristics, comfort level of reading-English-on-paper was associated with greater comfort level of reading-English-on-screen. It also showed that students with advanced English proficiency tended to read English on screen more, and doctoral students were more likely to feel comfortable with reading-English-on-screen. Implications were also discussed.

Authors

• Yiren Kong, University at Buffalo - SUNY

• Young S. Seo, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

• Ling Zhai, University at Buffalo - SUNY