Lim, Fei & Toh, Weimin. (2020). How to Teach Digital Reading?. Journal of Information Literacy. 14.
10.11645/14.2.2701.
Lim & Toh (2020) defines digital reading as the procedure of extracting and decoding information from
any digital platform or electronic devices - including computers, mobile phones, tablets, and e-book
readers. Digital reading may involve different modes of digital texts and media elements as well. They
highlighted in their journal on how digital reading plays an important role in information literacy. The
ability of students to view information on different platforms allow them to think critically and carefully
scrutinize information that they find useful. They also emphasized in this mode of reading; learners have
access to a lot of digital tools that can even make teacher-learner communication efficient – from
providing feedback to giving learning-task instructions.
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Yamaç et al. (2019)
Information found on digital platforms are highly accessible and a lot easier to locate as what Yamaç et
al. (2019) pointed out in their study. Furthermore, the researchers pointed out that despite the
abundance of information found through digital reading selections, it can be challenging to determine
which ones are reliable for learners to acquire. Thus, guidance from the teachers themselves is still
detrimental to the process of viewing such materials. Moreover, it is indeed crucial for teachers and
students to agree on digital channels they can get mutual access to and reliable platforms they can
navigate from to avoid virtual pollution that may confuse the learners.
Sezgi̇n, Z. (2022). Systematic analysis of digital reading studies in the digital
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The age of digitalization has paved the way for significant changes even in reading. Sezgin
(2022) cited in his study that both traditional print and digital reading yielded positive results in
different age groups. Moreover, upon comparing the two modes of reading, highlighted the
advantages and disadvantages of each. However, digital reading proved to be more interactive
given the accessibility of the material.
Chao, Chien-Hong & Chou, Huey-Wen & Tu, Chih-Hao. (2019). An Experimental Study of Digital Reading
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