Journal of Educational Sciences > Volume 26, No. 2, 2014

The Sources of Electronic Readings and Their Preferred Fields by the Faculty of Education's Students / Muneera. A. Alhorishi, Hussah.M. Al Shayea

The goal of the study was to identify the sources of electronic readings. The study also aimed to identify the reading fields of interest and their relation with the following student factors: (major, reading hours and GPA). The study was conducted at the Faculty of Education, PNU on a sample of female students. The students were majoring in (Teachers of primary classes, psychology, and special education). There were 592 respondents. The two researchers used a survey that included a list of the most important sources of electronic readings and preferred reading fields. The results were as follows: 1- Favorite electronic reading sources (e-mail, WhatsApp, Twitter, BlackBerry program and educational Web sites respectively). 2- Favorite reading areas were: (Women, Religion, Health, Stories and the different customs and traditions of people respectively). 3- There were no statistically significant differences between electronic reading sources and reading areas related to the variables (specialization, reading hours or GPA).
Key words: Electronic applications, Reading hours, Major, GPA, Preferences.