Evaluation of Student Preference for Printed Books and E-books: A Quantitative Study

Dr. Janaki Bojiah, Ms. V. Praveena
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Abstract : People tend to embrace emerging technologies to make their lives easier in every possible aspect. This has its impact in the field of education as well in terms of pedagogies, interactive tools, learning management systems, and more specifically instructional materials. Amongst the instructional materials, e-books have recently become popular in the sphere of education. It gained popularity during the pandemic situation when the shops were shut to get printed books which reinforced students to adopt e-books. This study intends to find the preference of the students of Velammal College of Engineering & Technology in Madurai with respect to e-books (not the interactive ones) and printed books so that the results can facilitate in decision making as to what kind of sources the educationists should invest on. A survey was conducted using a structured fivepoint Likert scale questionnaire. It was shared with the students and their responses were recorded. Random sampling method was used for the choice of the participants. Cronbach alpha test was carried out to verify the reliability of the questionnaire. Having carried out the t-test to check whether the two groups vary from each other, the comparative analysis research methodology was used for data analysis. This study also deals with the pros and cons of both e-books and printed books based on the survey. The results of the study confirms that the students still seem to prefer printed books over e-books. The findings suggest that the educationists should prioritize student preferences and ensure the availability of light weight printed books everywhere. Keywords: e-books, printed books, preference, Cronbach alpha, comparative analysis, students
评估学生对印刷书籍和电子书籍的偏好:定量研究
Abstract : 人们倾向于接受新兴技术,以便在各方面为自己的生活带来便利。这对教育领域的教学法、互动工具、学习管理系统以及更具体的教学材料也产生了影响。在教学材料中,电子书最近在教育领域大受欢迎。在大流行病期间,由于商店关闭,无法购买印刷书籍,电子书籍因此大受欢迎,这也促使学生采用电子书籍。本研究旨在了解马杜赖 Velammal 工程技术学院的学生对电子图书(非交互式)和印刷图书的偏好,从而帮助教育工作者决定应投资于何种资源。调查采用了结构化的五点李克特量表问卷。调查问卷分发给了学生,并记录了他们的回答。在选择参与者时采用了随机抽样法。为验证问卷的可靠性,进行了 Cronbach alpha 检验。在进行了 t 检验以检验两组之间是否存在差异后,采用了比较分析研究方法进行数据分析。本研究还在调查的基础上探讨了电子图书和印刷图书的利弊。研究结果证实,与电子书籍相比,学生们似乎仍然更喜欢印刷书籍。研究结果表明,教育工作者应优先考虑学生的喜好,并确保随处都能买到轻便的印刷书籍。关键词:电子图书;印刷图书;偏好;Cronbach alpha;比较分析;学生
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