ARFIS

The Academic Reading Format International Study (ARFIS) collected data from more than 21,000 university students in 33 countries regarding their reading format (print or electronic) preferences and behaviors when engaging with academic texts during a three-year period. Quantitative analysis shows a consistent preference for print reading among most students worldwide. This paper presents new findings […]

This study reports the descriptive and inferential statistical findings of a survey of academic reading format preferences and behaviors of 10,293 tertiary students worldwide. The study hypothesized that country-based differences in schooling systems, socioeconomic development, culture or other factors might have an influence on preferred formats, print or electronic, for academic reading, as well as

Conference name: 12th International Technology, Education and Development ConferenceDates: 5-7 March, 2018Location: Valencia, Spain With today’s online technology and wireless connections, the average person is likely to engage in more electronic reading – emails, text messages, and social media – than print. It is easy to assume that college students, most of whom grew up

Erratum to: Chapter “The Academic Reading Format International Study (ARFIS): Investigating Students Around the World” in: S. Kurbanoğlu et al. (Eds.): Information Literacy: Key to an Inclusive Society, CCIS, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-52162-6_21 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-52162-6_72

This paper presents results from the Academic Reading Format International Study (ARFIS), the largest investigation of university students’ behaviors and attitudes towards reading their academic texts on electronic screens and print. These questions are examined: ‘When engaging with their academic material, do students’ format preferences and behaviors vary across cultures?; How do their behaviors and

This study of undergraduates’ academic reading format preferences and behaviors asks the questions: What are undergraduates’ format preferences when engaging with their academic readings, electronic or print? What factors impact their preferences and behaviors? How do these factors influence their actions? Almost 400 students at the University of California, Los Angeles completed the online Academic