{"id":1834,"date":"2017-03-15T08:00:11","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T08:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/braindevs.net\/blog\/blog\/?p=1834"},"modified":"2022-05-20T10:59:59","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T15:59:59","slug":"debate-e-readers-and-reading-comprehension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningandthebrain.com\/blog\/debate-e-readers-and-reading-comprehension\/","title":{"rendered":"Debate: E-Readers and Reading Comprehension"},"content":{"rendered":"

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[Editor’s note: Scott’s\u00a0post is in response to this earlier article<\/a>.]<\/span><\/p>\n

Most times when I get asked about the e-reader debate, it is usually not a sincere question from a person who does not already hold a strong opinion on the matter. In these moments I am reminded of the expression \u201cwhen you find yourself in a hole, stop digging!\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

No matter how many studies I mention or which side of the issue I am trying to argue on behalf of, as soon as I provide a brief pause, I am confronted with \u201cyeah, but\u2026\u201d and then the person proceeds to tell me why his\/her long-held belief is the final word on the subject.<\/span><\/p>\n

As for where I come down on the issue, I tend to defer to people who are way smarter than me on the subject — \u00a0such as Daniel Willingham. <\/span><\/p>\n

As Willingham concludes in his review of some of the literature on the subject, If the choice is read on\u00a0<\/em><\/span>a device<\/em> or read on paper<\/em>, I believe that the paper is still slightly in the lead if you are looking at straight up comprehension. The problem I have is that this shift to digital is really only a lateral move or a substitution situation, and perhaps not a wise one if you want improved student comprehension!<\/p>\n

As a teacher, I choose to incorporate technology in the design of my lessons if I believe it is going to result in noticeable and definable modification or redefinition of the learning tasks and outcomes (SAMR model<\/a>). The question I ask is \u201cwhat will the use of this technology allow me or my students to do that previously could not have been accomplished?\u201d If the answer is a \u201cnot much\u201d then I do not bother to use the technology. The technology itself should not be the focus of the lesson; student learning must be front and center.<\/p>\n

So\u2026”to e-reader or not to e-reader\u201d is actually not the question that we should be asking; rather, we should be asking \u201cdoes this technology add transformative value to the learning experience for my students?\u201d If we want to go even further, we should ask \u201cHow might I measure this value and know that my students are benefiting?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[Editor’s note: Scott’s\u00a0post is in response to this earlier article.] Most times when I get asked about the e-reader debate, it is usually not a sincere question from a person who does not already hold a strong opinion on the matter. In these moments I am reminded of the expression \u201cwhen you find yourself in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":1835,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[15,47,29],"class_list":["post-1834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lb-blog","tag-classroom-advice","tag-reading","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learningandthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1834","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learningandthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learningandthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learningandthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learningandthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1834"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.learningandthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1834\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6602,"href":"https:\/\/www.learningandthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1834\/revisions\/6602"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learningandthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learningandthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learningandthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learningandthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}