Evaluating the Electronic Textbook: Is it Time to Dispense with the Paper Text?

By J. Shepperd, Jodi Grace, E. Koch. 2008

221 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Gender Studies, Information Systems

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In Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

1. Renat Fellah
2. Ofra Korat
3. Adina Shamir

In Information Systems

1. M. Millar
2. John Hilton III
3. Ofra Korat
4. Adina Shamir
5. Thomas Schrier

Citations in the corpus

• Cost-savings achieved in two semesters through the adoption of open educational resources (2014, result): “Shepperd et al. (2008) found that students who utilized electronic textbooks performed just as well as their peers who used traditional textbooks, a finding replicated by RockinsonSzapkiw et al. (2012).”
• Electronic versus traditional print textbooks: A comparison study on the influence of university students' learning (2013, methodology): “Students who used the e-textbook rated the usability positively but rated convenience unfavorably due to the lack of mobility – the static format offered even less mobility than a paper textbook because it tethered the student to a computer (Shepperd et al., 2008).”
• Digital or Printed Textbooks: Which do Students Prefer and Why? (2015, background): “Shepperd, Grace, and Koch (2008) surveyed students in a psychology course that had the choice between a printed textbook and an e-textbook.”
• Promoting vocabulary, phonological awareness and concept about print among children at risk for learning disability: can e-books help? (2012, background): “Children can consequently interact with texts in ways not permitted by printed books ( Shepperd, Grace, & Koch, 2008 ).”