Taeyong Kim, SunJu Park
Sep 30, 2014
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This study investigated effects of elementary school students’ use of smartphone upon not only reading but also self-regulated reading. The subject was 6th year students of elementary school. The study investigated the students by smartphone addict self-diagnosis, reading conditions and self-regulated reading test. The findings were: The students’ ownership of smartphone and addiction had influence upon reading quantity, reading time and self-regulated reading, and had no influence upon time of use of smartphone. To help elementary school students make use of smartphone correctly and prevent smartphone addiction, the students should be educated at school and home, and also, proper way to teach students how to read books should be researched in the era of smartphone.