Predictive Model in Understanding Printed and Digital Reading in University Students

Modelo predictivo en comprensión de lectura impresa y digital en estudiantes universitarios

Introduction: Reading comprehension (CL) is complex and in its process, faculties related to perception, motivation, attention, and interpretation are involved. Our goal was to design a predictive model in understanding printed and digital reading, based on the Theory of the six readings, in students from the universities of Manizales, Colombia and Kharkiv, Ukraine. Methods: During a period of 6 weeks, 70 students participated: Colombians (n=40) and Ukrainians (n=30), in which intervention was generated with the "six reading theory" course together with cognitive evaluation with the MoCA Test (Montreal Cognitive Assessment) instrument. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics for categorical and numerical variables, multivariate analysis and prediction by multinomial regression techniques. Results: The intervention group that received training in the Theory of Six Readings generated better overall results in reading comprehension, a situation that correlated with the predictive model (r²=0.67; global classification index = 0.76). Conclusion: Implementing a print and digital reading program based on the theory of the six readings can allow the optimization of reading proficiency in public and private universities.