ERIC Number: EJ1062506
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
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Roles of Parents and Annotation Sharing in Children's Learning Behavior and Achievement Using E-Readers
Hwang, Wu-Yuin; Liu, Yi-Fan; Chen, Hon-Ren; Huang, Jian-Wun; Li, Jin-Yi
Educational Technology & Society, v18 n1 p292-307 2015
Although previous studies have highlighted the advantages of using e-books for learning, most have compared learning achieved with traditional textbooks with that achieved with e-books in a classroom situation. These studies focused on individual learning instead of on interactions among learners, learning behavior using ebooks after school, and parental observations of children using e-books for learning. This research investigated the use of annotatable multimedia e-readers (AMEs) for elementary school-level English and examined the effects of annotation-sharing mechanisms inside and outside the classroom on learning and achievement. The research findings suggest that reading the annotations of high-achieving learners (HLA) via the annotation-sharing function can reinforce learning. Moreover, HLA annotate significantly more in class and after school than do low-achieving learners (LLA). We found a positive correlation among parents' perceptions of afterschool learning with AMEs, learners' after-school annotation recording, learning behavior while listening to such recordings, and children's learning achievement.
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Electronic Publishing, Elementary School Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Documentation, Learning Strategies, Student Behavior, Grade 6, Pretests Posttests, Quasiexperimental Design, Program Effectiveness, Questionnaires, Parent Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Shared Resources and Services, Usability
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Tests/Questionnaires; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 6; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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