Lecturer and Researcher in Adolescent Literacy, Health Promotion and Education, Murdoch University
Margaret K. Merga (PhD, MEd, GradDipEd, BAHons) is a lecturer in Secondary English Teaching at Murdoch University in Western Australia. Her research areas include literacy, health promotion in education, technology in education, secondary education and doctoral education. She has taught in schools in Australia and internationally.
Children prefer to read books on paper rather than screens
Mar 10, 2017 03:28 am UTC| Life
There is a common perception that children are more likely to read if it is on a device such as an iPad or Kindles. But new research shows that this is not necessarily the case. In a study of children in Year 4 and 6,...
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