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Gender differences in the reading of e-books: investigating children’s attitudes, reading behaviors and outcomes

Posted on 18 Nov 2013 with 0 comments
Electronic books Engagement and performance Gender and ICT ICT in education Learning environment

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In this study, two investigations were conducted to explore children’s attitudes, reading behaviors and outcomes in order to find out if there were any gender differences in the reading of e-books. The first investigation was conducted with 166 elementary school students to evaluate their attitudes towards reading with an Interactive E-book Learning System (IELS), a tailor-made e-book learning environment for children. The results showed that the gendered attitudes in terms of the 'Satisfaction' dimension and the expectation for the usable functions were different.


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