Complementarity of Reading from Paper and Screen in the Development of Critical Thinking Skills for 21st-century Literacy.

• Authors: Agnieszka Marta Ślęzak-Świat
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The skill of reading undergoes dramatic changes due to the change of reading interface readers are exposed to. Readers who want to be active participants of knowledge society need to perceive it as more than just a receptive skill. The study aims to assess the condition of homo legens, diagnose what kind of reading interface preferences characterize 21st-century readers, how they respond to texts considering reading both digitally and in print, accepting or viewing critically the underlying ideology of the text. The analysis of the collected data attempts to determine if the reported preferences are conducive to the development of critical thinking skills for 21st-century literacy, which include understanding complex ideas, evaluating evidence, weighing alternative perspectives and constructing justifiable arguments.

Keywords

EN

literacy; screen vs paper reading; note-taking; critical thinking skills; digital literacy.

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Śląski
• Journal: Theory and Practice of Second Language Acquisition
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 75-93

Dates

published

2019-12-17

Contributors

author

Agnieszka Marta Ślęzak-Świat

Identifiers

DOI

10.31261/tapsla.7564