Effects of E-Textbook Instructor Annotations on Learner Performance

Autor/inn/en	Dennis, Alan R.; Abaci, Serdar; Morrone, Anastasia S.; Plaskoff, Joshua; McNamara, Kelly O.
Titel	Effects of E-Textbook Instructor Annotations on Learner Performance
Quelle	In: Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 28 (2016) 2, S.221-235 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1042-1726
DOI	10.1007/s12528-016-9109-x
Schlagwörter	Textbooks; Electronic Publishing; Pilot Projects; Multiple Choice Tests; Questioning Techniques; Test Items; College Students; Business Administration Education; Comparative Analysis; Teacher Developed Materials; Instructional Materials + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Elektronisches Publizieren; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Multiple choice examinations; Multiple-choice tests, Multiple-choice examinations; Multiple-Choice-Verfahren; Befragungstechnik; Fragetechnik; Test content; Testaufgabe; Collegestudent; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien
Abstract	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. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01