Share Paper: The effects of e-book interactivity design on 4th graders’ language learning

  1. Pei-Yu Wang, Department of eLearning Design and Management, National Chiayi University, Taiwan, Taiwan
  2. Hsiu-Feng Wang, Department of eLearning Design and Management, National Chiayi University, Taiwan, Taiwan
Tuesday, June 25 5:15-5:35 PM Saanich 2

Abstract: This study examined the impact of e-book interactivity design on 4th graders’ learning of Chinese characters. This study was guided by the following question: Is there any difference in learning achievement and motivation between groups who read e-books with different interactivity levels? This study was an experimental design where the independent variable was interactivity design for digital books: one was the low-interactivity level (pace-control only) and the other was the high-interactivity level (sequence- and media-control). A sample of ninety-nine 4th graders participated in the study and participants were randomly assigned into these two groups. The results showed a reverse interactivity ...