The effects of university students' fragmented reading on cognitive development in the new media age: evidence from Chinese higher education.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The impacts of fragmented reading have been felt on a huge scale during the new media age. An increasingly fast-paced society and a corresponding drop in theoretical reading have affected reading literacy and cognitive development across communities-and among university students in particular. This study sought to identify the components of fragmented reading and cognitive development and investigate the former's effects on the latter among university students in the new media age.

Methods

Paper-based and electronic surveys were used to gather demographic and related-reading data from undergraduates at six Chinese universities in early 2021. After testing the data from 916 samples for reliability and validity, descriptive statistics were obtained and path analys

SUBMITTER: Liu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9415515 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature