Korean Journal of Child Studies (아동학회지)

Korean Association of Child Studies (한국아동학회)
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The Differences in Children's Story Comprehension According to the Types of Reading Media : Paperback Books vs. Electronic Books

읽기매체의 종류에 따른 유아의 이야기 이해도 차이 : 종이책과 전자책

  • Kim, Tae-Yeon (Department of Child Development and Family Studies, Seoul National University) ;
  • Yi, Soon-Hyung (Department of Child Development and Family Studies, Seoul National University)
  • 김태연 (서울대학교 아동가족학과, 늘푸른아동발달연구소) ;
  • 이순형 (서울대학교 아동가족학과, 서울대학교 생활과학연구소)
  • Received : 2014.05.31
  • Accepted : 2014.08.03
  • Published : 2014.08.31
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Abstract

This study investigated differences in children's story comprehension as they related to the types of reading media. The participants comprised 62 four-years-olds from two child-care centers located in a middle-income region of Seoul and Gyeonggi Province. In order to control the experience effect, newly developed stories published into two formats of reading media (paperback books and electronic books) were provided to the participants. The results indicated that there were no significant differences in children's story comprehension depending on the types of reading media. Paperback book readers and electronic book readers did not show any significant difference in story comprehension, which consists of recall, recognition and reasoning tasks. As literature pertaining to children's usage of electronic books is limited, the present study offers guidelines for the development of children's reading media and may serve as a useful resource for future studies.

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