Gender Differences in the Reading Habits of Secondary School Students of Osun State Public Schools

Autor/inn/en	Bamise, O. F.; Akande, S. O.
Titel	Gender Differences in the Reading Habits of Secondary School Students of Osun State Public Schools
Quelle	In: African Educational Research Journal, 9 (2021) 3, S.720-727 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2354-2160
Schlagwörter	Gender Differences; Reading Habits; Secondary School Students; Foreign Countries; Public Schools; Recreational Reading; Reading Materials; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geschlechterkonflikt; Reading habit; Lesegewohnheit; Sekundarschüler; Ausland; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Häusliche Lektüre
Abstract	The research evaluated among secondary school students the time spent in reading and the reading materials preferred. The purpose for which they read was also identified. A cross-sectional survey design was adopted which focused on public secondary schools of Osun State, Southwest, Nigeria. A multistage random sampling technique was used to select 1101 senior secondary school students from 12 public schools covering the 6 educational zones of Osun State. A 20 item Reading Habit Scale was used. The questionnaire was administered with the aid of a research assistant and retrieved immediately from the volunteers after completion. One thousand and seventy-nine copies of the questionnaire were analyzed, 43% of the respondents were boys while 57% were girls. Only 18.6% of the respondents were daily longtime readers (>1 to 6 hours per day) which comprised 17% of the boys and 20% of the girls. Boys more than girls read past questions and solutions while girls more than boys read textbooks and subject teachers note. Boys (98%) more than girls (97%) indicated they read in order to get better grades in tests and examinations. Conversely, girls more than the boys read for a better understanding of topics taught by the teacher and for pleasure (84:76%). A statistically significant gender difference exists with respect to "reading for pleasure" (x=8.92, p=0.003). Most of the students have poor reading habits with respect to daily reading time. Girls were more daily long-time readers and also read for pleasure. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01