Nur Wahidah Thayib Pido 1 *, Fatrah Dwik Cantika Sujitno

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The effect of digital technology on students’ reading 
behavior 
 
Nur Wahidah Thayib Pido
 1
*, Fatrah Dwik Cantika Sujitno
 2
 
1
IAIN Sultan Amai Gorontalo 
2
IAIN Sultan Amai Gorontalo 
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Article information: 
Received 
Revised 
Accepted 
 
INTRODUCTION 
Rapid advance of technology, media, and information sets the expansion of global 
information transforming the science and information into a global paradigm. It was this 
paradigm that became dominant and effectively became involved in the revolution of 
information networks, which would later determine the future of national welfare. 
In French, a telematica term is the meeting of a communication network system with 
information technology. The term information technology itself refers to the development of 
information tooling technologies. According to those telematics practitioners, they stand for 
"telecommunication and informatics" which is a composite concept of computing and 
communication. The term telematics is also known as "the new hybrid technology" born with 
Abstract 
Rapid advances in telecommunications technology, media and 
information technologies, and the widespread development of 
global information infrastructure transform learning patterns 
into global paradigms. The purpose of this study is to seek 
whether technology has a major impact on students’ reading 
behavior. Using qualitative method, this study attempts to 
provided comprehensive and clear picture of 12 respondents’ 
behavior, habits, and perceptions of how technology affects their 
reading habits. The results of this study indicate that technology 
has positive impact on the interest in reading of students, but 
most students prefer reading nonfiction rather than reading 
lessons.