Hábitos lectores en estudiantes de bachillerato de la Unidad Educativa Abelardo Tamariz Crespo durante el año lectivo 2020 – 2021

Abstract

Reading brings multiple benefits such as being able to develop in an increasingly literate environment, make judgments, arguments, and points of view on different topics, as well as obtain knowledge in different areas. However, the development of reading habits is a problem that parents and educational institutions face, therefore knowing the different habits that students have will help themselves. The present research was applied in the Abelardo Tamariz Crespo Educational Unit of the city of Cuenca- Ecuador in January 2021, its main objective was to describe the reading habits that high school’s students have, conceived from 5 dimensions. To fulfill this purpose, a descriptive cross-sectional quantitative methodology was used, the research worked with a population of 139 students, to whom a simplified version of the Reading Habits Questionnaire of Larrañaga (2004) was applied. The data obtained in this research showed that students do not have a reading habit; however, students maintain a normal perception of themselves related with reading. On the other hand, the results found evidence that student’s access to voluntary reading is through the loan of books between friends. Most students do not read as a daily routine, the motivation that leads them to read is more extrinsic than intrinsic. Finally, was evidenced that the use of internet wasn´t a medium to access the reading, even though they used it every day