"孩童從螢幕上閱讀越來越多資訊"

一項英國的調查顯示，孩子正遠離印刷書。

對於轉向數位世界，已經進行有一段時間了，現在看來，西方的孩童較喜歡從螢幕閱讀，而非印刷的書頁。英國讀寫能力信託基金會詢問了三萬五千名8到16歲的孩童有關他們閱讀習慣的問題，結果顯示，有52%的孩子比較喜歡從螢幕上閱讀。只有32%喜歡閱讀紙本書籍，而剩下的16%沒有特別偏好，或是這兩種來源都不讀。

雖然數據顯示，大多以螢幕為基礎的閱讀方式跟社群網站有關聯，但有越來越多孩童利用螢幕來閱讀小說。調查中大約有三分之一的孩童在電腦和智慧型手機上讀小說。也有證據顯示，孩童做作業時，經常從螢幕上閱覽真實的資訊，而非紙本書籍。

這項調查的結果，可能對未來的教育有些涵義。教科書出版商越來越注重數位化內容，且由於現在看起來，利用數位設備閱讀這工具比看書還要自然，這項趨勢應該會持續，甚至未來幾年會加快速度。

(Education) Children Read More from Screens

A UK survey shows that children are turning away from printed books.

The move towards a digitized world has been proceeding for some time now, and it appears that children in the West now prefer to read from a screen than a printed page. The UKs National Literacy Trust asked around 35,000 eight- to 16-year-olds about their reading habits, and the results showed that 52% preferred to read from screens. Only 32% preferred paper, while the remaining 16% had no preference or didnt read from either source.

While statistics show that much of this screen-based reading is connected to social networking sites, more and more children are choosing to read fiction from screens. About a third of the children surveyed read novels on computers, and smartphones. There is also evidence which shows that children often read factual information for homework assignments from screens rather than printed books.

The survey findings could have implications for the future of education. Textbook publishers are increasingly focusing on their digital content, and since it now appears that a digital device is a more natural tool for reading than a book, this trend should continue and even speed up in the coming years.

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