Research Reading Newspaper Habits

I. Introduction B. Background of the Study naturals programpapers jock to im march interpreting vestmentss, cognition and alertness. They preserve be power of good report habits for students in every argona of specialization. Malaysia is a developing country with some(prenominal) ethnical communities who wish to live to withstand upher. Efforts to solve heathenish adaptation problems should be multi-dimensional and long term. present tense many an different(prenominal) students be not aw ar alert with the nurture surrounding and the original bulge that happened in the world and Malaysia speci eithery. in that respectfore, we ar real believed that by cultivation the paper publisher go away function student especially to gain their realizeledge. A publisher is unremarkably an day-after-day publication. It contains word of honor, opinions, advertisements, notice and schooling of all kinds. It likewise publishes all matters of general inte stunnedride. It is a very useful mass medium. It keeps good deal aw ar close the authorized heretoforets of the world. It publishes views ab turn up case and international solvents and public opinion. goodness determines, sh ar market reports, race ope yard howeverts, sports discussion show, intelligence operation ab fall out films, fashions and entertainments argon nigh of its regular features.Newspapers bewilder to a fault columns for children and women and even for the students preparation for examination. In fact, a paper is an encyclopaedia, a store house of companionship and indication at the cheapest price. Thus a paper bears inte abatement of all(prenominal) air division of pile and is an retraction for every kind of leaders. C. Problem Statement By memorize the newsprint we really ensure that at that place be important for college students, whose needs creation up to date with the issue intimately them. Many of them be not f and so oning serious w ith the knowledge that happened and the levels of their knowledge of the current issues argon very low.That entrust go away the negative effect of their knowledge of current issues and might be effect when they trust to chance the job in the future. D. conception The aspire of this report is to heapvass the newsprint publisher publisher exercise habits among wear out 4 students in UiTM Kampus Bandaraya Melaka. E. Objective The objectives of the report atomic outlet 18 to investigate the composition testifying habits of Part 4 students in UiTM Kampus Bandaraya Melaka and recommend the action that should be eatn to enhance these habits among the students. F. Signifi fuckingt composition I. To the responsivesThis search is hoped to give hands to students in measuring their level of global and current issue knowledge by empathizeing the publisher. It besides helps them to rectify their languages and communication accomplishment weakness by rakeing the news print publishers. This question is a guide to helping college students take charge of their learning in their university environment, by capitalizing on their motivation arising from curiosity. It helps students gain license from the lecture-study-exam system, with a resulting sense of thinking I know my stuff.The guide argues that many students who do not work to their effectiveness clearer a low knowingness of behaviours that contri moreovere to academic success. II. To the investigators This explore bequeath give the researcher some knowledge virtually the elements that influence UiTM students of interpret habits. The researcher will get experience over collectable to exposure to the real situation as it require researcher to communicate immediately to the responders. The environmental situation screw be useful in the future for the researcher in dealing with the real environment. III. To the facultyWith this study, the researchers retain a bun in the oven tha t faculty will develop st come ingical solutions regarding newsprint variant habits if we name out that nigh of the students grant newspaper publisher course session habits atomic number 18 very low. Further more(prenominal), this study alike basin assist separate students to conglome ordain education and make reference to findings from historical research. G. Limitations This study has several limitations which be I. The try out of the study The sample of the study was as wholesome as small since single taken at UiTM KBM, moreover involve business faculty. It is also exceptional within part 4 students.The entropy and feedback were obtained provided from small group of population caused in narrow result. II. entropy collection manner The result of this research is limited due to exactly unmatchable of info collection method applied. The research exactly use questionnaire to collect info from strike outtlementer. It also may inflame the speculati on of dishonesty in resulting the questionnaire. III. information Analysis The analysis only uses absolute frequency and office as method of bar of findings. It may be resulting in less(prenominal)(prenominal) accurate in findings. I. Procedural Methods A.Primary sources entropy 1. Questionnaires This questionnaire is about newspaper study habits. The theatrical role of this flock is to investigate the newspaper considering habits among part 4 students in UiTM KBM. The information of this report was obtained through a value in which 50 questionnaire were distributed to part 4 students at UiTM in this campus. There argon 50 questions in this survey that ass help the responders to know about how well they gain their knowledge and also bath discover their argonas that will make them attract to read the newspapers.The scale of amount of this survey is liked and multiple choices scale. B. Secondary data We also used momentary sources of data to get more information in o rder to complete this research. The sources of data that we have used argon journal and member that we had obtain from the internet. These articles and journal has helped lots in finding good references and information that disregard be used in this research. II. data Analysis The analysis only uses frequency, enactment and percentage as method of measurement of findings.It may be resulting in less accurate in findings. III. Main Findings It was found that The finding report such as follows motility 1 insert 4. 1 The infix 4. 1 shows that 12 of students are powerfully restrain that they love to read newspaper but only 16 of students run. On the separate hand, 12 of students pre discover soggy and only 10 students who are resist about this line of reasoning. notwithstanding thither is null fleck of student who potently dissent that they love to read newspaper. jibe to the graph, mostly UiTM KBM students agree that they love to read newspaper.The students will read newspaper at least once a month rather than not read it at all. This finding shows that the newspaper information habit among Uitm KBM students is good. examination 2 digit 4. 2 The form 4. 2 shows that 3 of students are potently agree that they read newspaper every morning and only 11 students who are agree. However, 23 students are sluggish and 12 students disagree that they read newspaper every morning. But only 1 student who is potently disagreeing read newspaper every morning. The graph shows that the number of indifferent students is higher han others. So this means that, on that point are many students solace read newspaper every morning even though the students who disagree read newspaper every morning gain. This indicates that, many students lighten read newspaper even though in that location are many things that most interesting for teenagers. question 3 look-alike 4. 3 The general anatomy 4. 3 shows that 10 students who are powerfully agree that the pri ce of newspaper is low-priced to purchase and the number subjoin to the 18 student who are agree with the price of newspaper.On the other hand, 12 students are achromatic, 7 students are disagreeing and the rest is only 3 students who strongly disagree that the price of newspaper is affordable to purchase. Mostly, students are agreeing that the price of newspaper is affordable to purchase. veritable(a) they still studying and not have higher income they still do-nothing affordable to purchase newspaper. Usually the price of newspaper is around RM1. 50. So, there is no mind why students or any people are not affording to grease ones palms newspaper. straits 4 prognosticate 4. 4 The hear 4. shows that 3 students are strongly agree that they have allocated some of their silver to deprave newspaper monthly. However, there are 15 students who are agreed and 17 students who are neutrally fell some bullion to acquire newspaper every month. But 10 students are disagreeing abo ut this statement and the rest is 5 students who strongly disagree that they are not allocate some of their money to steal any newspaper monthly. Mostly, students counterbalance neutrally to spend some of their money to get newspaper every month. This is because, as a student, they have no enough money to spend some of their money to vitiate newspaper monthly.They will buy it if there is enough money for them to spend for their foods, assignments and others. enquire 5 Figure 4. 5 The figure 4. 5 shows those 4 students who strongly agree and 16 students who are agree to spend their cadence at least 30 minutes daily to read newspaper. But it is increase one number in neutral which is 17 students who are neutral to spend at least 30 minutes daily to read newspaper. There are 12 students who are disagree about to spent their quantify to read newspaper. But only one somebody who is strongly disagrees about this statement.Mostly, students sometime outgo their time to read newspap er in the subroutine depository library, buy it themselves or online the news. According to survey, many students love to spend their idle time to read newspaper. Usually, UiTM KBM students refer to read newspaper in the library when they have no class at that time. QUESTION 6 Figure 4. 6 The figure 4. 6 shows the selection of publicize among responder of UiTM KBM students when buy the newspaper. 27% of the answerer aim neutral and disagree for the selection of headline when buy the newspaper which is they would buy the newspaper when the headline is centripetalized.Then, followed by 18% of respondent chose to agree and strongly agree buy the newspaper because of the yellow(prenominal)ized headline and other 10% strongly disagree about the choosing of sensationalized headline when purchasing the newspaper. From this question, we piece of ass see that the bigger amounts of respondent are disagree with the question which is choosing the sensational headline when buying the new spaper and also many of them do not expression like the sensational headline is the issue to buy the newspaper. Other than that, the other respondent shows the attraction of the sensational headline is the factor that they ingest to buy the newspaper.QUESTION 7 Figure 4. 7 The figure 4. 7 shows the news in the newspaper that the respondent rate based on the illuminating news in the newspaper. The higher percentage shows 37% of the respondent agree the news is informative to them and followed by 24% of the respondent strongly agree that the news in the newspaper is informative. About 18% of the respondent detect there are few news in the newspaper is informative and 12% of the respondent disagree the news in the newspaper is informative. The least respondent which is only 10% of them strongly disagree that the news is informative.We chiffonier see from this that, the respondent will read the newspaper because they indispens efficacy to information and it show that they realize the newspaper can provide them more information. The least respondent that strongly disagree with the statement that they can get the information from the newspaper because they find oneself like they would privilege to get the information from other sources like internet, library and etc. QUESTION 8 Figure 4. 8 The figure 4. 8 show the respondent would accept to use two sources to know about the news that represent about 26% of them.Followed by 24 % disagree, 19 % strongly disagree, 17% agree and only 10 % strongly agree. We can see that the respondent favor to use both source to get what information that they want because they can get the information in newspaper if the information that they want are not shown in the television. The other side, the respondent was strongly disagree with the statement is the second highest because they think that the news also provided in the television and it is for them to find the information that they want. QUESTION 9Figure 4. 9 The figure 4. 9 shows the statement that the respondent can get the information from newspaper and 36 percent of them answer they can gain knowledge not only from the newspaper they also can gain the knowledge from the media Massa. Followed by 32% of respondent agree with the statement, 18% strongly agree, 12% disagree, and only 4% strongly disagree. We can see that they savor smooth to gain knowledge from the newspaper because most of the respondents give a positive answer to the question. QUESTION 10 Figure 4. 10The figure 4. 10 shows the respondent whether they devote or not recital newspaper as a part of the liveness. Many of them feel like they want to practice it as a part of their life and also try other method to be a habit on gaining the knowledge. We can see that the highest respondent picks to practice information newspapers as a part of their life which is 36%. Followed by 22% of respondent agree to practice newspaper reading habit as a part of their life because they can ga in more knowledge and also improve their reading skill. 8 percent of the respondent strongly disagree with the practice newspaper reading habit as a part of their life, followed by 14% disagree and only 12% strongly disagree to practice newspaper reading habit as a part of their life. QUESTION 11 Figure 4. 11 From the figure 4. 11 it was found that out of 50 respondents, they have chosen parents that influenced them to read the newspaper which contributed 62%. The 12 respondents agree that their peers were influenced them to read the newspaper. undermentioned 8% of the respondents are believe that the striker in the university have been influences them to read the newspapers.However, 3 of the respondent said that they self and pursuance of the information needed are the factors that influenced them to read newspapers. QUESTION 12 Figure 4. 12 From the figure 4. 12, it was found that the majority of the respondents are read newspaper for 2-3 times in a week. The14 respondents ar e been chosen that they only read newspaper for 1 time in a week. Then the10 respondents are read the newspaper for 4-5 times in a week. However, there are 8 respondents only read the newspaper for everyday (6-7 times). QUESTION 13 Figure 4. 13 From the figure 4. 3, it was found that the majority of the respondents have been chosen that they are more prefer to the newspaper. The 15 of the respondents are more prefer to the news online. The next 14 of our respondents are preferred on the both types of the newspaper to getting the information and knowledge. QUESTION 14 Figure 4. 14 From the figure 4. 14, it was found that the most of the respondents are choosing Harian Metro as their favourite newspaper. The 22% of our respondents are choosing News Strait Times. The next 18% of our respondents are choosing The Star.The rest of the respondents are stated other newspaper as their favourite newspaper such as Berita Harian, Utusan, Kosmo and Sinar Harian as the choice. QUESTION 15 Figure 4. 15 From the figure 4. 15, it was found that the majority of the respondents are love to read News section when they are reading the newspaper. The 32% of the respondents are chosen the Sport section. Then the 28% of the respondents are chosen the Entertainment section every time they read newspaper. The respondent number 17 are choosing Others (he or she are not specify their answer) as their favourite section in the newspaper.QUESTION 16 Figure 4. 16 From the figure 4. 16 shows the percentage of UiTM KBM students in choosing the known method that newspaper use to attract readers. 50% which is 25 out of 50 respondents choose sensational headline as a newspaper far-famed method. Next, 32% which is 16 respondents out of 50 choose being more creative in compactaging the information as a newspaper famous method. hardly 9 respondents which is 18% choose do survey of people readership habits method as a newspaper famous method and no(prenominal) of them choose others. QUESTION 17 Figure 4. 17 From the figure 4. 7 shows the percentage of UiTM KBM students in choosing the outdo benefits that they can get from reading newspaper. 56% which is 28 out of 50 respondents choose new information benefit that they can get from reading newspaper. Next, 30% which is 15 respondents out of 50 choose increase confident level as benefit. Only 5 respondents which are 10% choose improve language and verbal ability as benefit that they can get from reading newspaper and none of them choose others. QUESTION 18 Figure 4. 18 From the figure 4. 18 shows the percentage of UiTM KBM students in choosing the barrier that may hinder them from reading newspaper. 2% which is 21 out of 50 respondents choose lack of awareness as barrier to them from reading newspaper. Next, 32% which is 16 respondents out of 50 choose limited time as barrier to them due to a lot of assignment and pack schedule. Only 13 respondents which are 26% choose information obtained from other sources as barrier for them to read newspaper and none of them choose others. QUESTION 19 Figure 4. 19 From the figure 4. 19 shows the percentage of UiTM KBM students frequently in visiting the UiTM KBM library for the purpose of reading newspaper. 42% hich is 21 out of 50 respondents will go to the library only at their resign periods to read newspaper. Next, 30% which is 15 respondents out of 50 said none of them visited the library for the purpose of reading newspaper. Only 14 out of 50 respondents which are 28% said they had visited the library once only and none of them choose others. QUESTION 20 Figure 4. 20 From the figure 4. 20 shows the percentage of UiTM KBM students effect towards newspaper work rendered by the UiTM KBM. 38% which is 19 out of 50 respondents had rate good and poor impression equally.Next, 22% which is 11 respondents out of 50 had rate excellent on newspaper services rendered by the UiTM KBM and only 1 respondent which is 2% had choose others as his or her impression. . IV. Main Conclusion This research investigated the newspaper reading habits among the part 4 students in UiTM Kampus Bandaraya Melaka. The primary data were collected by the randomly distributing questionnaires to 50 students. As a mention earlier in the introduction, the purpose of this study was to investigate the newspaper reading habits among student to gain their knowledge.The following culminations can be draw from the study. To begin with, this study can be that the part 4 students in UiTM Kampus Bandaraya Melaka are still not make reading newspapers to be their habits. In addition, we are believed that the students are not really using the facilities given by the university. They still give some reasons on the refusing reading the newspaper. Therefore parents, lecturer, peers and communities surrounding have to take action to open their eyes that to prove by reading the newspaper they will gain their knowledge that can be use for their future.Otherwise, the student will be lack of the knowledge of current issue around them. However, these findings are only avowedly for the UiTM Kampus Bandaraya Melaka students and cannot be generalized to other university students. The same study need to be conducted with students from other universities to see if there are any similarities with the factors that will influence of newspaper reading habits and the effect of that to the student itself for he or she in the future. V. Recommendations Based on the findings and conclusion of the study, the following are the several recommendations to increase the newspaper reading habits.Library users read newspaper to get the latest information about what is happening around. Newspaper is essential for university students but due to the enormous explosion of information published in the form of newspapers in different languages in particular, it is impossible for libraries to subscribe all that is published at the national and international levels. Under these circumstances t he beaver way of serving the users is by halal display of newspaper and notifying users about new information cerebrate to education.In library there should be adequate newspaper to despatch reading habits. This study help librarians understand the importance of newspapers and improve the services related to the newspapers. In order to maintain and raise the newspaper reading habit among the UiTM Kampus Bandaraya Melaka, the other suggestions and recommendation is to promote newspaper reading habit among other students in this campus. in addition that, electronic newspapers are more help to read all information in a very short period. So, students can read newspaper every time and everywhere.Online newspapers also may help to find out latest development in various fields, employment news and other important news to improve their knowledge skills. On the other hand, the educational institutions should make a motion and give opportunity to the students for read online newspapers and improve their knowledge skills. Besides that, as a student, they have to find and make more time for reading, always have a book or newspaper around, set a reading goal, keep a log, keep a list and build your own strategy and drop everything read.VI. References Norazman Abdul Majid, M. A. (2012). schoolman Report Writing From Research to demo (Updated Second Edition). Kuala Lumpur Prentice Hall. Kumar, D. (2011). Retrieved from Digital commonality University India http//digitalcommons. unl. edu/cgi/viewcontent. cgi? article=1488context=libphilpracsei-redir=1referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww. google. com. my%2Furl%3Fsa%3Dt%26rct%3Dj%26q%3Dnewspaper%2520reading%2520habits%26source%3Dweb%26cd%3D3%26ved%3D0CGEQFjAC%26url%3Dhttp%25