Name: ______________________________

Section: _______________

ENGL 2000: Worksheet for Paper 2

My research project thesis question is:
Does reading on e-readers affect comprehension?
Some terms that I might need to define/explain are:
Fluency- when reading, the ability to read something quickly and efficiently.
Schema theory- expands this meaning to include the importance of general knowledge
and concept understanding in reading comprehension, specifying that most reading
difficulties can be traced to insufficient prior knowledge.
transactional theory- which says that everyone reads books and interprets them differently
in relation to their own lives
word decoding- significant correlations between story comprehension and childrens
progress in word meaning of words that received the word support

3 to 5 important facts/events/laws I should include so readers

understand what has happened with my issue prior to its current
controversial status are:
1. Development of e-readers
2. development of kindle and popular e-book sites
3. Implementing of them for educational purposes
4.
5.
2 to 3 main reasons that support the proponents argument are:
Reason 1: Problems with plot reconstruction

Specific Evidence/Source material I will use to support this:

Flood: plot construction worse with kindle readers the hepatic and

tactile feedback of a kindle. Hard to tell where you are in the story and
where it ends Jabr: print makes it easier to forma mental map of the
text

Reason 2: physically it is not ideal to read using e-books

Specific Evidence/Source material I will use to support this:Jabr: it

is mentally taxing to read using e-books because you are staring
directly into a bright light. This causes eye strain and mental strain.

Reason 3: Preferability of print books, therefore utilizing them more

Specific Evidence/Source material I will use to support this: Jabr:

more likely to back and re-read because you are more able to and therefore more likely to
absorb. Better long term memory utilizing this. Magolin: more likely to re-read and
follow the text when using print

2 to 3 main reasons that support the opponents argument are:

Reason 1: No interference with the apps and e-books
Specific Evidence/Source material I will use to support this:
Margolin: study. No affect on comprehension. Korat and Shamir: better
focus because more excited to read using e-books.
Reason 2: Able to use the read to me application and other pop-up
apps

Specific Evidence/Source material I will use to support this:

Jusiwak: sarah utilizes a feature that help her understand words. Danny
uses another application to read to him when he is confused. Schugar:

university students use the dictionary function when reading to

understand words Korat and Shamir: utilizing highlighting features

Reason 3:
Specific Evidence/Source material I will use to support this:

2 to 3 main reasons that support other perspectives argument are (if

applicable):
Reason 1:

Specific Evidence/Source material I will use to support this:

Reason 2:

Specific Evidence/Source material I will use to support this:

Reason 3:

Specific Evidence/Source material I will use to support this:

Strengths of Proponents Arguments are: research done, many studies

conducted throughout the years in source 4

Weaknesses of Proponents Arguments are:

not enough of a variety of people only a panel of a adults, some of the
research is done before certain developments in e-books were made.
Strengths of Opponents Arguments are: conducted recently, Children
involved, research and studies done.

Weaknesses of Opponents Arguments are: May be issues with the

recentness, couldnt guarantee all where using e-books in one study

Strengths of Alternative Perspectives Arguments are:

Weaknesses of Alternative Perspectives Arguments are: