PROCLIVITY OF E-READING VERSUS PRINTED AMONG GENERATION Z

BACKGROUND In present era people use many digital learning resources for education purposes and for getting extra knowledge, it promote healthy environment and also convenience in contrast to printed material. This growing trend impact on cognition and understanding of the user differently. OBJECTIVE This study aims to determine the frequency of students who prefer reading on printed text or other digital text and its effects on reading approaches. METHODOLOGY This study included a total of 250 samples using a convenient sampling technique. This study was carried out at different Colleges of Rehabilitation Sciences with the age limit of 19-23 year. The data was obtained by self-designed questionnaire based on 15 close ended questions. RESULT 45.2% of the students prefer reading printed text while 17.2% of the students prefer digital text. Majority of the students choose availability 51.6% as the justification for preferring printed or digital text. For learning from gadgets 70.8% of the student’s favour cell phones and 2.0% favour computer. CONCLUSION The study indicated that printed reading material is still the first choice in the particular geographical area although the digital text is more convenient. There is a need to discover the explanations that constrain or promote the use of such resource that encourages healthy environment.