Digital Literacy and Reading Habits of the Central University of Tamil Nadu Students: A Survey Study

Authors

Subaveerapandiyan A, Regional Institute of Education MysoreFollow
Priyanka Sinha, Punjab University, ChandigarhFollow

Date of this Version

7-22-2021

Document Type

Article

Comments

Initially, paper is rejected after that paper is revised and updated

Abstract

The study attempted to understand the University students' digital reading habits and their related skills. It also has a view of students' preferred sources of reading, whether physical or digital resources. For this study, we conducted a survey study with students and research scholars of the Central University of Tamil Nadu, India. The instrument was a structured questionnaire distributed with various modes. The result found that the majority of the students are well known about digital tools and usage, most of the students are excellent in digital literacy skills and other findings is however they are good in digital literacy even though they like to read print books is their most favorable preference. The results conclude that whatever technological devices are developed and students have also grown their technical knowledge. The result finds out, in education especially reading-wise, students or readers' first wish is printed resources; digital books are secondary to them.