TENTH GRADE STUDENTS READING HABIT
A Study Conducted at SMA Negeri 1 Tabukan Utara
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https://doi.org/10.53682/soculijrccsscli.v2i1.2769Abstract
The present study tries to find out how students reading behavior in this digital era especially during Covid 19 pandemic by assessing SMA students preference for online materials their preferred language when reading online materials the online reading habits of the students and the amount of time they spend in reading online every day The study was a survey that involved 44 tenth graders at SMA Negeri 1 Tabukan Utara in Likungan Sangihe The data were collected using a questionnaire adapted from Abidin Pour Mohammadi amp; Jesmin 2011 The data collected were analyzed in percentages Results of the analysis indicated that 1 the most common activities they are interested in are chatting surfing the internet and games 2 concerning online reading materials they prefer reading e books e mail stories or novels and comic strips jokes The majority of the respondents 89 prefer reading online reading materials in Indonesia and 3 male respondents read more news e mails and comic strips jokes Female respondents on the other hand preferred reading e magazines e books and movie reviews and 4 the highest percentage of respondents 43 spent 1 3 hours online daily reading It is concluded that female respondents spent more time on online reading compared to their male counterparts < p>
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