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I seem to recall some recent studies showing that student actually comprehend/retain more when using eReaders, which is one reason why more schools are adopting them (and why they seem to be popular with special ed teachers).
The majority of my higher education is in mathematics and computer science (though I also picked up a degree in English along the way, so I'm not a *complete* geek), and I think that biases me towards a more quantitative assessment of the author's statements. Specifically, IF the purpose of reading is to comprehend/absorb the written work, and IF eReaders are able to do that as well as physical book, THEN the claim that "eReading is not reading" seems like nothing but opinionated bollocks. I love books and reading, adore my Kindle and have a wall of books in my living room. People who set up false dichotomies--especially about something as trivial as format--for no other reason than to look down on those on the opposite side of the line they've drawn drive me nuts. I can't wait for his next article about how people who read paperbacks, rather than hardbacks, aren't really reading. |
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11-21-2012, 06:43 PM | #110 |
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Well eating really IS a sensory experience, so other sensory things involved could have an effect. But when I'm reading, I am not paying attention to senses. I'm swept up in the story and people have to work to get my attention to get me back on Earth. I can't imagine how anything sensory could affect something that so much happens in your head.
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No, no, no. He meant bold, italic, and all caps. No, I mean bold and all caps. Italics isn't really typing. No, wait, it's bold and italics that's the only real typing, all caps is content-related. No, wait...
Well, your just wrong. No, you're just wrong. No, you are. Stop hitting yourself. Why are you hitting yourself? Last edited by JDK1962; 11-22-2012 at 11:05 AM. |
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Eh, I have already clearly stated that I think the article is wrong but it is not for the reason that just reading text is the the thing that is essential. The reason is that reading ebooks also have a lot of extra components that you get from for example usage of web sites for readers and so on.
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How can reading not be reading? Some types of reading may be different than other types. I feel that I must take a firm stand that reading is reading. Unless there's some weird mathematical case where a set can be not equal to itself. And, if so, damn those mathematicians anyway.
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