TY - GEN
T1 - The Cloud-Based Textbook
T2 - 2021 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Education, TALE 2021
AU - Wu, Tao
AU - Chang, Maiga
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 IEEE.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - A common feature of professional learning in different disciplines is that the skills and knowledge are acquired through students' understanding, memory, and practice. This paper examines the impact of the cloud-based textbooks on students' learning achievements and finds that the use of cloud-based textbooks can affect and improve some students' academic achievements significantly. At a university in China, our team conducted a study of offering free cloud-based textbook for a class of 160 students in 8 weeks. It was found that more than 50% of students were open to using cloud-based textbook. In the final exam, students who used cloud textbooks scored significantly higher on total scores and difficult questions than those who did not. The result also showed that the cloud-based textbook's satisfaction rate reached 73%. The research team also found that female students have a higher percentage of in-depth reading after choosing to use cloud-based textbooks than male students. Based on these evidences, a plug-in containing a simple quiz game and card reward mechanism is recommended as supplementary content that affects the positive impact of students' interest in electronic textbooks.
AB - A common feature of professional learning in different disciplines is that the skills and knowledge are acquired through students' understanding, memory, and practice. This paper examines the impact of the cloud-based textbooks on students' learning achievements and finds that the use of cloud-based textbooks can affect and improve some students' academic achievements significantly. At a university in China, our team conducted a study of offering free cloud-based textbook for a class of 160 students in 8 weeks. It was found that more than 50% of students were open to using cloud-based textbook. In the final exam, students who used cloud textbooks scored significantly higher on total scores and difficult questions than those who did not. The result also showed that the cloud-based textbook's satisfaction rate reached 73%. The research team also found that female students have a higher percentage of in-depth reading after choosing to use cloud-based textbooks than male students. Based on these evidences, a plug-in containing a simple quiz game and card reward mechanism is recommended as supplementary content that affects the positive impact of students' interest in electronic textbooks.
KW - E-textbook
KW - Satisfaction of cloud-based textbook
KW - cloud-based textbook
KW - learning outcome
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85125898996&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/TALE52509.2021.9678553
DO - 10.1109/TALE52509.2021.9678553
M3 - Published Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85125898996
T3 - TALE 2021 - IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Education, Proceedings
SP - 420
EP - 427
BT - TALE 2021 - IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Education, Proceedings
Y2 - 5 December 2021 through 8 December 2021
ER -