Gender Variables in Reading Behavior of Middle School Students in the Internet Era

DOI

10.2991/icla-18.2019.54How to use a DOI?

Keywords

reading behavior, interest in reading, internet, millennial generation

Abstract

This study aimed to explain the cultural behavior of reading junior high school students in the internet era based on gender variables. The study was designed with a quantitative approach. The study population was high school students in four districts / cities in South Sulawesi and West Sulawesi, namely Makassar City, Soppeng Regency, Tana Toraja Regency, and Majene Regency. Data collection was done using a questionnaire. Analysis of research data was carried out through descriptive statistical analysis and inferential statistical analysis which included three stages, including; (1) data management, (2) statistical analysis, and (3) interpretation of results. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS 23 and it was presented in the form of tables, diagrams, and verbal exposure. The results showed that there were significant differences in reading behavior of female students and male students based on (1) the type of reading material that is read, (2) the effort to obtain reading material, (3) the time used to read, (4) the values believed in reading habits, and (5) post-reading habits. The theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Muhammad Saleh
AU  - Sultan Sultan
PY  - 2019/03
DA  - 2019/03
TI  - Gender Variables in Reading Behavior of Middle School Students in the Internet Era
BT  - Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Languages and Arts (ICLA 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 325
EP  - 328
SN  - 2352-5398
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DO  - 10.2991/icla-18.2019.54
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