Motivating Students to Learn: Is There a Difference between Traditional Books and e-Books?

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  • Amanda J. Rockinson-Szapkiw
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Electronic books have been identified as a current trend in education and are being increasingly adopted by students as their textbook format of choice. However, limited studies on electronic books as a learning tool exist. Thus, this pilot study compares the use of e-books and traditional books as a learning tool in an undergraduate classroom on undergraduate students’ motivation. Acknowledgement. A special thanks to Ashley Barnes and Pearson for providing e-book chapters to support

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تاریخ انتشار 2011