CHILDREN, READING AND CYBERCULTURE: THE TYPES OF READERS AND NAVIGATORS IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Authors

  • Martha Kaschny Borges Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
  • Silviane De Luca Avila Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
  • Cristiana Güntzel da Silva

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17058/rea.v21i2.3820

Keywords:

Immersive Reader, Navigation, Cyberspace, Computerized Room

Abstract

The children who attend elementary school are part of the digital age and have presented a cognitive profile of reading different of the individuals who were born in previous decades. Therefore this article aims to investigate the profiles of reading that these children are developing in cyberspace. The main goal of this research is to contribute to the discussions that relate the reading process to the navigation, based on the studies of Lucia Santaella (2004). The data were collected from the teachers responsible for the computerized rooms, through questionnaires, in order to identify the different types of readers and navigators that are developing in cyberspace. The results indicate that there is no single of reader profile. It was perceived that the profiles identified are rapidly changing toward the cognitive profile of immersive reader, in other words, children perform fast readings and in a dynamic way. They navigate in the hypermedia easily and they use the tools of cyberspace in a very intuitively way and without any assistance. This profile promotes the development of skills and competencies in reading and in navigation that often are not considered by the school system.

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Author Biographies

Martha Kaschny Borges, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Professora Doutora do Programa de Pós-graduação em Educação da Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC).

Silviane De Luca Avila, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Mestranda do Programa de Pós-graduação em Educação da Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC). Formada em Pedagogia.

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Published

2013-12-26

How to Cite

Kaschny Borges, M., De Luca Avila, S., & Güntzel da Silva, C. (2013). CHILDREN, READING AND CYBERCULTURE: THE TYPES OF READERS AND NAVIGATORS IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Reflexão E Ação, 21(2), 73-88. https://doi.org/10.17058/rea.v21i2.3820

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 2 (2013): Educação, Complexidade e Tecnologias

Section

Artigos Temáticos

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