CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 INTRODUCTION OF THE CHAPTER
The purpose of this chapter generally to study on the preference of e-book versus printed material in an academic purpose among the UiTM student. Throughout this research the researcher would like to study on what element they do prefer on their academic purpose. In order to achieve the purpose of this research, the questionnaire will be distributed among the student. This chapter will highlight a few sub topics will be inclusive of background of the study, problem statement, theoretical framework, significant of research, research objectives and research questions in this research.
1.2 BACKGROUND OF STUDY
In our technologically savvy world nowadays, we can say that the emerging technologies
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With the e-books the students will be flexiable in doing their works because e-books is portable and can be use anywhere they want. Moreover, e-books also will become support more in linear reading that need a lot of browse in their academia. The students habits also will be changing rapidly through their rountines of reading academic texts in print do not readily or easily change these habits when reading academic e-books (Tedd, …show more content…
The diploma represented at 25.8% of 21 people while for degree the percentage was 74.1% of 60 people. There were 48.3% differences between both levels. There are many degree level respondents selected because most of them using more e-books in their academic purpose. However diploma just started getting to know about e-book while learning in their syllabus in university.
4.1.5 Status
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Married 4 4.9 4.9 4.9 Single 77 95.1 95.1 100.0 Total 81 100.0 100.0 Figure 4.1.5 : Status
Figure 4.1.5 showed that almost 95.1% represented of respondents who is single where mostly in the university there were more single.
4.1.6 Types of reading materials have been chosen among UiTM students.
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Printed material 48 59.3 59.3 59.3 E-book 33 40.7 40.7
When doing a research paper for either college or High school you’ll have many ways to find the information that you need. In the 20th century students tend to use the internet a lot more than twenty years ago. Not to long ago there was a time when you had to go to a library if you needed information about something. For this assignment we shall compare and contrast both sources, a book and a website. We shall find out the differences and similarities of this sources and which benefits the user the most.
Because, nowadays, e-readers are developed enough, her article could play an important role in making e-readers a significant tool for education. Moreover, the author is motivated to write the article as the number of the articles which discuss the impact of e-reader on reading practice of children is low. In addition to choosing the right time, Larson shows credibility in her article because of her experience as an instructor in the field of learning technologies. Furthermore, the case study, which is done by the author, makes the information believable. Also, the author is fair and respectful by not attacking people who read printed books to show the pros of e-reader.
The internet has affected our way of reading positively because it helps us find information more quickly and less difficult than people who don’t have internet access. For example, whenever I am assigned a research paper I always use the internet to find good evidence and support my claim. Using books is rarely the case because it is more tiring and a lot harder since there's only one author writing the book I only receive one perspective. According to Emily Green, a freelance writer with more than six years’ experience in blogging, copywriting, content, SEO, and dissertation, technical and thesis writing, “While research is instantly provided to us, instead of sifting through heavy books for hours, there is a huge amount of information on the internet. This means it takes us more time to go through it and find sources and pockets of information that are reliable In doing this, we spend more time digesting, thinking about, and critically applying that information.”
national study conducted at a south western university. The respondents were selected from those who registered in an online panel by the AS Nielsen. For the possible distribution of the demographics variables, they gathered the gender, age, education and income of the sample reported by the U.S. Census. It was conducted in December 2013 and January 2014. The researchers administered a survey through Qualtrics, an online survey software.
A young student in today’s society has been taught about earning their college degree and further education. With this education young students have the thinking that high class and have much respect. In fact, people equally hard for earning that degree. Also, in earning this degree parents invest a lot of money towards that high education. There is nothing wrong with getting a high degree.
1.1 Background of the Research Technology has always develop for a long time. Until today, it is still develops at a stunning pace. As a matter of fact, technology has touched every aspect of life; from the way we move by using a horse changed into automobile, from walking on the land to flying in the air and reach farther distance. The products we are using in our daily life also produced by the technology. Under those circumstances, including the economy, politics, and also society, are affected by technology.
With the rise of computers and the web, they created a broad medium, which sorted out all sorts of different information. This content again led to more reshaping of the minds of humans. When technology started to enhance, E-Books were one of the new creations. An online version of reading books. They changed the personal experience that people had with reading a normal book.
Strengths of the article was presented by statistical data on wages, unemployment rate, and the increase of higher education as well as in debt. Weaknesses were on how the author stated its opinion that a bachelor’s degree is not worth it because at the students are still failing to become
In other words the new technology is controlling us. The new generations have the tendency to rely more on the new technology which make them more reliable to changes compared to the old ones. Technological convergence is in fact affecting our everyday lives or even our work lives. It is valuable for the marketing industry as all media is grouped in a single device. These types of new devices have become a new tool for trend search.
Synthesis Essay New technological advancements are assisting people in their everyday lives, and the future for technology looks bright. But, alas, that which glitters is not always gold. Christian Lange once stated that “Technology is a useful servant, but a dangerous master” (Christian Lange). Society is becoming more and more reliant on technology, but there may come a time in which people solely rely on it to function.
(Name: Farah Nadira binti Aznoor Hisham) OUTLINE TITLE: eBook vs. Textbook ORGANISATIONAL PATTERN: Monroe’s Motivated Sequence VISUAL AID: Power point slides GENERAL PURPOSE: to persuade my audience SPECIFIC PURPOSE: to persuade my audience that eBook bring more benefits to people than textbook CENTRAL IDEA: Making textbook caused many trees are being cut down which affect our ecosystem so we have to switch from using textbook to eBook in order to save our trees.
Technology has always been progressing thus it is rampant in our society today. We use technology; depend on technology in our daily life and our needs and demands for technology keep on rising (Ramey, 2012). Wherever you look, you will see people holding different kinds of technology like cell phone, laptop, tablets and etc. It appears to most of us that technology is a necessity to the point where we can no longer live without it. According to Gavin (2013), technology moves at a rapid pace, and can be hard to keep up with at times.
Reading is the act or skill of reading and Strategy is a plan of action made to reach a goal. Reading strategy is a decisive, intellectual action that an individual acquires when they are reading to help build and preserve meaning. There are two reading strategies that are used mostly in schools, colleges and technical institutions and are taught in communication and study skills course which is extensive reading and intensive reading. Extensive reading is the widening of knowledge of a pointed topic through large quantity reading. It is commonly used for knowing the country and the world as a whole which increases knowledge and widens our perspective though general understanding and pleasure.
There are no significant difference on effects of digital learning on the academic performance of IT3A considering gender as the variable because most of the students use technology as their source of references. Also, the students from IT3A use technology to make their work easier and to enhance their
Nowadays, people observe a huge development in modern technology, where one half of the world’s