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Research About Students’ Usage of E-textbooks
A presentation at SCIT
By Sam Van Horne, Jae-Eun Russell, Kathy Schuh, and Anna Ketcham
January 31, 2014
Respondents
Respondents to Assessment, by Platform
Platform
Bioportal MindTap Courseload
N N N
203 108 112
Types of Formats Used
Platform
Bioportal MindTap Courseload
Count % Row Count % Row Count % Row
E-textbook 9 8.57 20 19.05 76 72.38
Paper Copy
106 71.62 31 20.95 11 7.43
Both 85 52.47 56 34.57 21 12.96
Total 200 48.19 107 25.78 108 26.02
Month Paper Textbook Was Purchased
August September October November
Count % Row Count % Row Count % Row Count % Row
Bioportal 150 91.46 10 6.10 2 1.22 2 1.22
MindTap 73 91.25 7 8.75 . . . .
Courseload 25 83.33 5 16.67 . . . .
Total 248 90.51 22 8.03 2 0.73 2 0.73
Reason: Prefer Paper Textbooks
No Yes
N % Row N % Row
Bioportal 29 17.37 138 82.63
MindTap 12 15.00 68 85.00
Courseload 6 20.00 24 80.00
Total 47 16.97 230 83.03
Reason: Nervous About Using E-book
No Yes
N % Row N % Row
Bioportal 137 82.04 30 17.96
MindTap 65 81.25 15 18.75
Courseload 26 86.67 4 13.33
Total 228 82.31 49 17.69
Reason: Reading E-textbook Causes Eye Strain
No Yes
N % Row N % Row
Bioportal 101 60.48 66 39.52
MindTap 64 80.00 16 20.00
Courseload 20 66.67 10 33.33
Total 185 66.79 92 33.21
Reason: I don’t always have access to the Internet
No Yes
N % Row N % Row
Bioportal 134 80.24 33 19.76
MindTap 71 88.75 9 11.25
Courseload 23 76.67 7 23.33
Total 228 82.31 49 17.69
After Buying Paper, I Preferred Using Paper
I would have preferred to use a paper textbook.
Frequency: Highlighting
Frequency: Bookmarking
Frequency: Sticky Notes
Frequency: Prep-U Feature in Bioportal
Frequency: Sharing Notes Features
Frequency: Using Search Features
Satisfaction with Tools
These tools show the average “Satisfaction with Tools” for students who did not select “Does Not Apply to Me”
Satisfaction: Highlighting
Satisfaction: Bookmarking
Satisfaction: Sticky Notes
Satisfaction: Search Feature
Satisfaction: Videos, Animations, and Other Extra Features
Usefulness for Learning
These slides about “usefulness of tools for learning” show the average value for people who did not select “Does not apply to me”
Usefulness for Learning: Highlighting
Usefulness for Learning: Bookmarks
Usefulness for Learning: Sticky Note Feature
Usefulness for Learning: Search Feature
Usefulness for Learning: Prep U
Usefulness for Learning: Diagnostic Quizzing
Benefit of E-text: I spent less money on books
No Yes
N % Row N % Row
Bioportal 157 92.35 13 7.65
MindTap 82 86.32 13 13.68
Courseload 24 24.24 75 75.76
Total 263 72.25 101 27.75
Benefit: Had access to material when there was Internet connection
No Yes
N % Row N % Row
Bioportal 84 49.41 86 50.59
MindTap 47 49.47 48 50.53
Courseload 30 30.30 69 69.70
Total 161 44.23 203 55.77
Benefit: The added resources benefited my learning
No Yes
N % Row N % Row
Bioportal 103 60.59 67 39.41
MindTap 53 55.79 42 44.21
Total 156 58.87 109 41.13
Benefit: I learn better in an online environment
No Yes
N % Row N % Row
Bioportal 162 95.29 8 4.71
MindTap 89 93.68 6 6.32
Courseload 88 88.89 11 11.11
Total 339 93.13 25 6.87
Benefit: There were no other added benefits.
AQ_35
No Yes
N % Row N % Row
Bioportal 127 74.71 43 25.29
MindTap 72 75.79 23 24.21
Courseload 86 86.87 13 13.13
Total 285 78.30 79 21.70
I would be interested in using a similar e-text in future semesters.
Conclusions
Need for Training for Instructors
How to use the tools effectively
How to design learning activities that use those tools
How to use online quizzing effectively
Need to Identify Students Resistant to Using E-textbooks
Provide interventions designed to help them read and learn online
Need to track student’ acceptance of the models
