Exploring post-pandemic reading habit changes among secondary level students of Bangladesh: challenges and opportunities

Abstract

The use of Technology for educational purposes is one of the latest steps towards development for the Bangladeshi academic context since the COVID-19 pandemic. Among many changes in the education system, it is noticeable that everyone is becoming more reliant on online reading materials. Although it is more sustainable and affordable for everyone to use the soft copy or PDF versions of the reading materials, the use of traditional paper books and hard copies for reading materials always made both academic and personal use more effective and enjoyable. The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of different forms of reading materials on the reading habits of secondary-level students of Bangladesh using qualitative research methods with questionnaires and interviews. The research paper has found out about the preferred form of reading material is more effective for academic use and how the post-pandemic reading habit changes can be implemented to the development of education system.