This study aims to explain the reading behavior of high school and elementary school students in the internet era. The research was designed with a quantitative-comparative descriptive approach. The data source is elementary school students at SD Islam Athirah Bukit Baruga, Makassar City. Data collection is done through a questionnaire. Research data analysis was carried out through the stages: data management, data analysis, and interpretation of the results. The results of the study show that: (1) the presence of the internet has changed reading behavior from print to online. Reading activity is not a priority activity for students to do when using the internet, (2) gender has an influence on reading behavior. Male and female students differ in their use of the internet, their interest in reading topics of fiction and non-fiction, and their efforts to obtain reading materials.Penelitian ini bertujuan mengeksplanasi perilaku membaca murid sekolah dasar kelas tinggi di era internet. Penelitian dirancang dengan pendekatan deskriptif kuantitatif-komparatif. Sumber data adalah murid sekolah dasar SD Islam Athirah Bukit Baruga Kota Makassar. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui angket. Analisis data penelitian dilakukan melalui tahapan; pengelolaan data, analisis data, dan penafsiran hasil. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: (1) kehadiran internet telah mengubah perilaku murid sekolah dasar kelas tinggi. Dalam aspek perilaku membaca, murid sekolah dasar mengalami pergeseran perilaku dari membaca bahan tercetak ke membaca bahan online. Aktivitas membaca bukan merupakan aktivias prioritas yang dilakukan murid dalam pemanfaatan internet. (2) Variabel gender memiliki pengaruh terhadap perilaku membaca murid sekolah dasar kelas tinggi. Murid laki-laki dan perempuan memiliki perbedaan dalam pemanfaatan internet, kegemaran dalam topik bacaan fiksi dan nonfiksi, dan usaha memperoleh bahan bacaan.
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