Previous research has demonstrated that the experience of reading e-books is not equivalent to reading textbooks. This study examines factors influencing preference for e-books as well as reported use of e-book content. Although the present student cohort is the most technologically savvy to ever enter universities, students do not prefer e-books over textbooks regardless of their gender, compu...

The present study investigated the potential role of tasks in engaging Iranian EFL learners in task-supported language learning, affecting on learner-centered instruction and the correspondence between the objectives and contents in current pre-university English course book (Learning to Read English for Pre-University Students). To do this, 100 Iranian EFL teachers of pre-university grade were...

As the use of electronic textbooks continues to expand and we approach the point where dominance of digital over print is becoming increasingly inevitable (Reynolds, 2011), research is needed to understand how students accept and use the technology. This is especially critical as we begin to explore the electronic format for required textbooks in higher education. The current study evaluates un...

The increasing price of textbooks impacts students higher education in the world. E-textbooks are becoming popular among at all levels education, especially university level. There is a shift reading habits and preferences towards e-textbooks. This growing trend has encouraged researchers to gather information about students' experiences, attitudes, perceptions regarding using e-textbooks their...

The availability of e-textbooks is increasing along with the variety of electronic readers. According to the “2010 Horizon Report,” adoption of this technology will be widespread in academia in two to three years as it will “... reduce costs, save students from carrying pounds of textbooks and contribute to the environmental efforts...” (Johnson, Levine, Smith, & Stone, 2010, p.6). Will etextbo...

background and purpose: two important clinical education methods are problem-based and student-centered. however, education of “clinical decision-making skills” and “application of clinical knowledge” is important. usually training these cases is done in small groups . in this study, new method of scientific textbooks with four factors mentioned above has been implemented in large education gro...

The Filibuster text-to-speech system is specifically designed and developed for the production of digital talking textbooks at university level for students with print impairments. Currently, the system has one Swedish voice, 'Folke', which has been used in production at the Swedish Library of Talking Books and Braille (TPB) since 2007. In August 2008 the development of a Norwegian voice (bokmå...