ERIC Number: EJ1106615
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Publication Date: 2016-Aug
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Effects of E-Textbook Instructor Annotations on Learner Performance
Dennis, Alan R.; Abaci, Serdar; Morrone, Anastasia S.; Plaskoff, Joshua; McNamara, Kelly O.
Journal of Computing in Higher Education, v28 n2 p221-235 Aug 2016
With additional features and increasing cost advantages, e-textbooks are becoming a viable alternative to paper textbooks. One important feature offered by enhanced e-textbooks (e-textbooks with interactive functionality) is the ability for instructors to annotate passages with additional insights. This paper describes a pilot study that examines the effects of instructor e-textbook annotations on student learning as measured by multiple-choice and open-ended test items. Fifty-two college students in a business course were randomly assigned either a paper or an electronic version of a textbook chapter. Results show that the e-textbook group outperformed the paper textbook group on the open-ended test item, while both groups performed equally on the multiple-choice subject test. These results suggest that the instructional affordances that an interactive e-textbook provides may lead to higher-level learning.
Descriptors: Textbooks, Electronic Publishing, Pilot Projects, Multiple Choice Tests, Questioning Techniques, Test Items, College Students, Business Administration Education, Comparative Analysis, Teacher Developed Materials, Instructional Materials
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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