Digital or Printed Textbooks: Which do Students Prefer and Why?

Millar, Michelle; Schrier, Thomas

doi:10.1080/15313220.2015.1026474

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“…Most studies have shown that a majority of students prefer print to digital (e.g., Millar & Schrier, 2015;Woody, Daniel, & Baker, 2010). For example, data from 655 student respondents of the 2011 Electronic Book and eReader Device survey revealed that if the choice of textbook for a course were entirely theirs, 75% of students would opt for a print textbook over a digital one (NACS OnCampus Research, 2011).…”

Section: Print Vs Digital Textbooksmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Recent research that explored the reasons for this general preference has found contradictory results. For example, an inability to take notes or highlight text and greater convenience were among the top-cited reasons for a preference for print (Millar & Schrier, 2015). On the other hand, aside from lower cost, greater convenience (e.g., ability to access e-textbooks anywhere, access e-textbooks offline, and store many e-textbooks on the same device) is typically the largest factor that drives e-textbook adoption 3 (de Noyelles et al, 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

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As Good or Better than Commercial Textbooks: Students’ Perceptions and Outcomes from Using Open Digital and Open Print Textbooks

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The increase in the cost of college textbooks together with the proliferation of digital content and devices has inspired the development of open textbooks, open educational resources that are free, openly licensed, and often peer-reviewed. Although several published studies have investigated the impact of open textbook adoption on educational outcomes, none have separated the effects of textbook openness and format and only two have taken place in Canada (Hendricks, Reinsberg, & Rieger, 2017; Jhangiani & Jhangiani, 2017). This study investigates the perceptions, use, and course performance of Canadian post-secondary students assigned a commercial or open textbook in either print or digital format. Results show that students using the print format of the open textbook perceive its quality to be superior to the commercial textbook. Moreover, students assigned an open textbook in either format perform either no differently from or better than those assigned a commercial textbook. These results are consistent with the existing literature and support the conclusion that the cost savings to students associated with the adoption of open textbooks do not come at the expense of resource quality or student performance. L’augmentation du coût des manuels universitaires ainsi que la prolifération du contenu numérique et des appareils électroniques ont inspiré le développement de manuels ouverts, des ressources éducationnelles qui sont gratuites, dont les licences d’exploitation sont ouvertes et qui sont souvent évalués par les pairs. Bien que plusieurs études publiées aient étudié l’impact de l’adoption de manuels ouverts sur les résultats éducationnels, aucune n’a séparé les effets du caractère ouvert des manuels et du format et seulement deux études ont été menées au Canada (Hendricks, Reinsberg & Rieger, 2017; Jhangiani & Jhangiani, 2017). Cette étude examine les perceptions, l’emploi et les résultats des étudiants dans des établissements d’enseignement supérieur canadiens à qui on avait assigné un manuel commercial ou un manuel ouvert en format imprimé ou numérique. Les résultats ont montré que les étudiants qui avaient utilisé le format imprimé du manuel ouvert avaient perçu que sa qualité était supérieure à celle du manuel commercial. De plus, les étudiants à qui on avait assigné un manuel ouvert dans l’un ou l’autre des formats avaient obtenu des résultats semblables à ceux des étudiants à qui on avait assigné un manuel commercial. Ces résultats concordent avec les publications existantes et confirment la conclusion que les économies de coûts pour les étudiants liées à l’adoption de manuels ouverts n’entraînent pas une dégradation de la qualité des ressources ni des résultats des étudiants.

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Section: Print Vs Digital Textbooksmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Print Vs Digital Textbooksmentioning

confidence: 99%

As Good or Better than Commercial Textbooks: Students’ Perceptions and Outcomes from Using Open Digital and Open Print Textbooks

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“…Bu noktada ise dijital platformların daha da geliştirilmesi ve iyileştirilmesi gerekliliği ortaya çıkmaktadır (Myrberg ve Wiberg, 2015). Çünkü, öğrencilerin büyük bir kısmı elektronik kitap okumak için daha gelişmiş e-reader türü cihazlar yerine laptop bilgisayarlarını kullanmaktadırlar (Millar ve Schrier, 2015).…”

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“…Millar ve Schrier (2015)'in araştırmasına katılan 190 üniversite öğrencisinin büyük bir kısmı (%57,4) kağıt kitapları tercih ederken, daha az bir kısmı (%25) ise elektronik ders kitaplarını tercih etmiştir. Elektronik ders kitabını tercih edenlerin en önemli iki gerekçesi; (1) bütün kitapların bir arada olması ve (2) basılı kitaba göre daha fazla kolaylık sağlamasıdır.…”

Section: Neden Dijital Ortam?unclassified

“…Diğer taraftan ders kitapları yazan yayınevleri de yavaş yavaş bu değişime ayak uydurmakta ve dijital ortamdaki ders kitapları için, not alma, üstünü çizme gibi aktivitelere izin veren formatlarda öğrencilere kitaplar sunmaktadırlar. Ancak öğrencilerin birçoğu bu değişimlerden haberdar değildir (Millar ve Schrier, 2015). Bu nedenle öğrencilerin dijital okumaya ilişkin farkındalıklarının artırılmasına öncelik verilmeli ve bunun sürdürülebilirliği üzerinde sistemli çalışmalarla durulmalıdır.…”

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