Using iREAD in understanding online reading strategies applied by science and technology students

Using iREAD in understanding online reading strategies applied by science and technology students

This article describes how with the growth of online learning, reading hypertext materials requires both online reading and navigational strategies. This article was conducted as part of a pilot study on qualitative data collection into reading of Science and Technology hypertexts that focuses on re...

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Main Authors: Ruhil Amal, Azmuddin, Nor Fariza, Mohd Nor, Afendi, Hamat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IGI Global 2018
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Q Science (General)
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spelling ump-229152019-01-18T07:18:33Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/22915/ Using iREAD in understanding online reading strategies applied by science and technology students Ruhil Amal, Azmuddin Nor Fariza, Mohd Nor Afendi, Hamat Q Science (General) This article describes how with the growth of online learning, reading hypertext materials requires both online reading and navigational strategies. This article was conducted as part of a pilot study on qualitative data collection into reading of Science and Technology hypertexts that focuses on reading and navigational strategies of five university students enrolled in undergraduate Engineering programs. It presents the application of iREAD; Interactive Reading for Academic Disciplines that integrates various e-literacy tools to facilitate reading of academic hypertexts. Student's participation was within iREAD through the use of annotation tool and discussion forum. The two-phased data collection was conducted qualitatively through semi-structured interviews, screen records, and retrospective interviews. The results show that the participants mainly used a global reading strategy, serial, and mixed overview navigational strategies in the online reading environment. In addition, the article concluded that iREAD assists students to understand and organize hypertexts materials better with the use of e-tools. IGI Global 2018 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/22915/1/Using%20iREAD%20in%20understanding%20online%20reading%20strategies%20applied%20by%20science%20and%20technology%20students.pdf Ruhil Amal, Azmuddin and Nor Fariza, Mohd Nor and Afendi, Hamat (2018) Using iREAD in understanding online reading strategies applied by science and technology students. International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies, 13 (3). pp. 18-32. ISSN 1548-1093 https://doi.org/10.4018/IJWLTT.2018070102 https://doi.org/10.4018/IJWLTT.2018070102
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topic Q Science (General)
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Ruhil Amal, Azmuddin
Nor Fariza, Mohd Nor
Afendi, Hamat
Using iREAD in understanding online reading strategies applied by science and technology students
description This article describes how with the growth of online learning, reading hypertext materials requires both online reading and navigational strategies. This article was conducted as part of a pilot study on qualitative data collection into reading of Science and Technology hypertexts that focuses on reading and navigational strategies of five university students enrolled in undergraduate Engineering programs. It presents the application of iREAD; Interactive Reading for Academic Disciplines that integrates various e-literacy tools to facilitate reading of academic hypertexts. Student's participation was within iREAD through the use of annotation tool and discussion forum. The two-phased data collection was conducted qualitatively through semi-structured interviews, screen records, and retrospective interviews. The results show that the participants mainly used a global reading strategy, serial, and mixed overview navigational strategies in the online reading environment. In addition, the article concluded that iREAD assists students to understand and organize hypertexts materials better with the use of e-tools.
format Article
author Ruhil Amal, Azmuddin
Nor Fariza, Mohd Nor
Afendi, Hamat
author_facet Ruhil Amal, Azmuddin
Nor Fariza, Mohd Nor
Afendi, Hamat
author_sort Ruhil Amal, Azmuddin
title Using iREAD in understanding online reading strategies applied by science and technology students
title_short Using iREAD in understanding online reading strategies applied by science and technology students
title_full Using iREAD in understanding online reading strategies applied by science and technology students
title_fullStr Using iREAD in understanding online reading strategies applied by science and technology students
title_full_unstemmed Using iREAD in understanding online reading strategies applied by science and technology students
title_sort using iread in understanding online reading strategies applied by science and technology students
publisher IGI Global
publishDate 2018
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/22915/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/22915/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/22915/
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