ERIC Number: EJ1048964
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
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Analysis of Technical Specifications of the Egyptian and French Electronic Storybooks (e-Storybook)
Atta, Mohammed Mahmoud; Abd El Wahab, Shaimaa Mahmoud
Early Child Development and Care, v185 n2 p267-290 2015
This research aims at analysing technical specifications in a sample of Egyptian and French electronic storybooks (e-storybooks), to identify similarities and differences in technical specifications of children's e-storybooks and create a verified analysis list to be used for evaluation of e-storybooks. For this purpose, 32 e-storybooks in CD format 16 Egyptian and 16 French e-storybooks were selected. The researchers, through the literature review, came up with a list of standards for analysing the e-storybooks. The researchers analysed them individually and again collectively. Slight differences were found between the Egyptian and French storybooks. It was concluded that the Egyptian e-storybooks were slightly higher in quality than the French e-storybooks. This research hopefully will contribute to raising the awareness of kindergarten children educators towards the importance of taking into consideration the standards and criteria for the right selection of e-storybooks offered to kindergarten children or producing children e-storybooks according to these standards.
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Childrens Literature, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Standards, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Educational Quality, Kindergarten, Reading Material Selection, Multimedia Materials, Usability, Statistical Significance, Layout (Publications), Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Kindergarten; Primary Education; Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Egypt; France
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