"The Impact of Internet and Television Use on the Reading Habits and Practices"

Mokhtari, K., Reichard, C. A., & Gardner, A. (2009). The Impact of Internet and Television Use on the Reading Habits and Practices of College Students. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 52(7), 609-619. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.

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The study "The Impact of Internet and Television Use on the Reading Habits and Practices," by Kouider Mokhtari Carla A. Reichard and Anne Gardner is trying to determine if the internet or television is interfering with college student’s academical or recreational reading. The authors first looked for information concerning their study to find what other people had to say of what they had noticed in college students. They found that the amount of time that college students spent reading for fun really wasn't that much and that they spent more time on the internet instead. Some research found indicated that female college students spend more time reading than men do. Most college freshman recreationally read less than an hour a week and by the time that they become seniors they aren't very likely to read at all for fun. For those college students that don't read much they tend to decline in their reading abilities. Other research found that the more time spent on the internet meant that the students were spending less time with their friends and family. Most of the students studied in the authors survey showed that the college students enjoy using the internet more than reading. Almost all the students said that they used the internet everyday or almost every day. The students also said that they used the internet for email, instant messaging, surfing the web, listening to music and for research. The students mentioned that they have more enjoyment of using the Internet than any other activity.