Online Reading and Reasons for Reading Struggles: A Case Study

Abstract

This quantitative survey investigates the perceptions of 123 undergraduate learners from various faculties at a public university in Malaysia regarding their online academic reading strategies. The study aims to understand how these learners perceive challenges in online reading and evaluate their utilisation of global, problem-solving, and support reading strategies. The research employs a comprehensive survey instrument encompassing three sections: Demographic profiles, exploration of reading challenges, and perceived use of global, problem-solving, and support reading strategies. Findings uncover challenges, including linguistic inadequacy and anxiety, influencing learners' engagement and comprehension in online academic reading. These results offer implications for educators to address these challenges and enhance the online academic reading experiences of learners.