connection with mobile devices, apps, social media and instant messaging facilitated by the information and communication technology (ICT). Born in the mid-1990s to the early 2000s, they grew up in the current ubiquitous mobile communications environment. The Millennials also grew up in the era of technology and the internet development, but it was in the era of Gen Zers when various interconnected smart technologies are exponentially advanced which drive them to be used to multiple devices. Shaara Roman accentuated, "Millennials are tech-savvy. Gen Z's are tech native." Goldman Sachs reports almost half of Gen Zers spend 10 hours online every day. It is not because they are addicted to their smartphone but because it is an extension of themselves.
Their extensive of ICT has driven Gen Zers to practice light reading-reading for getting the pieces of information that serve one's agendas-only. Since browsing the information related to any topic on the internet could be done easily and instantaneously, they just skim a text in seconds, move to other texts and skim them to get the information they need. The tendency to skim is then reinforced by the provision of visual contents on the internet, as shown by their inclination to access YouTube rather than texts to get information. When they read a text, they just look at a small portion of the word. Nielsen (2008) reported that most internet users are more likely to read only 20% of the words on a Web page during an average visit. In short, on-screen reading has moved deep reading
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1). There are many people assume that technology can make human brain can not develop because of the convenient function of technology so people becoming lazier and do not want to think. However, I believe that technology contribute to Gen-Zers the multifunction in reading such as search new words and take not easily.
Parlindungan Pardede's article Gen Zers' are suffering from the reading crisis highlights the challenges faced by this generation in developing proficient reading skills. Pardede argues that technology, particularly the pervasi Firstly, I believe that technology can help gen zers improve their raeding skills because the convenient function of technology such as they can search any kind of knowledges without read all the books. Intemet is a storage of knowledges so everyone can expand knowledge and figure out deeper about the problemin the contemporary educational landscape, concems about the reading abilities of Generation Z Gen Zers have become increasingly pronounced. Parlindungan Pardede's article Gen Zers' are suffering from the reading crisis highlights the challenges faced by this generation in developing proficient reading skills. Pardede argues that technology, particularly the pervasive use of mobile devices, social media, and instant messaging, plays a significant role in exacerbating the deterioration of Gen Zers' reading ability. While technology undoubtedly offers numerous benefits, its adverse effects on reading habits cannot be overlooked.One of the primary reasons cited by Pardede for the decline in reading proficiency among Gen Zers is their reliance on mobile devices and digital platforms for information consumption. Unlike previous generations, who may have encountered technological advancements gradually, Gen Zers have grown up in an era characterized by ubiquitous connectivity aln the
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