Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺南大學 === 教管所學校行政組(碩士班) === 93 === The purpose of this study was to understand primary school students’ participation in reading activities and implementation strategy in Tainan City. The method used in this study was questionnaire survey.The subjects were 5th and 6th grade primary school students and administrators in Tainan City. There were 1092 effective questionnaires from the students and 44 effective ones from the administrators.
In data analysis, frequency distribution, percentile and Chi-square were used. The main conclusions were as follows.
1. The current situation of primary school students’ participation in reading activities
1.) Most students did like to read extra curricular materials, were active to read in libraries and went to libraries once or twice a week on the average. The most frequently borrowed books were fairy tales and historic stories.
2.) The reasons for the students who volunteered to join reading activities were to broaden extra curricular knowledge and relax.
3.) In the reading activities, the most frequently joined was class reading corners; the least joined was library collection checking competitions. The most wanted was questionnaires with prizes; the least wanted was the writing about feeling sharing.
4.) Most students did like electronic books and internet reading. They hoped schools could buy more new books and open libraries for reading at will.
2. The current situation of the implementation of primary school children’s reading
1.) In general, primary schools lacked funds, facilities and human resources.
2.) The regulation in most libraries was every student can borrow two or three books for seven days at most each time. The monthly average that the students borrowed was 1.19. And the second semester had more total amount of books being borrowed.
3.) The most implementation activity in primary schools was reading instruction class, which was also the most joined and had the best effect in cultivating reading habits.
4.) The most difficult problem about implementing reading activity was lack funds, and the most wanted help was the special budget for purchasing books.
Based on the aboved conclusions, some suggestions were proposed for the reference of school library, school administration and teachers or parents.
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