Abstract
The objective of this study is to use eye-tracking reading strategies to know if there’s difference while reading through different media (computer, tablet, and paper). Furthermore, the reading performance (comprehension, reading time) is also considered. Researcher collected 163 questionnaires from online reading comprehension performance questionnaires. Participants were invited from those people scored between mean plus and minus one standard. Thirty participants randomly assigned to three groups using different media to read. Each of them filled the reading habit questionnaire, read the article with eye-tracking device, filled comprehension test and questionnaire of reading feeling. Results reveal that, reading media influence fast reading strategy significantly and computer group used the most time on first reading than tablet and paper group. There’s no difference between computer group and tablet group in paragraph-integrating strategy, but both groups use more paragraph-integrating strategy than paper group. There’s no difference among three groups in global integrating strategy. Although there’s no significant difference among three groups in reading time, it takes 20% less in paper group than tablet and computer groups. There’s no difference in comprehension level among three groups. Paper is the favorite reading medium and participants think they comprehend better while using paper instead of other media. On the other hand, tablet is the least favored reading media. Subjective comprehension level shows no difference between tablet group and computer group. Eye-tracking results found tablet is more close to paper reading than computer. However, participants scored least on tablet of preference. It might because participants more often use computers to read instead of tablets that makes them dislike tablets more. Future studies can work on interaction of reading material and reading media.