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Empirical Analysis of Learning Effectiveness in u-Learning Environment with Digital Textbook

  • Lee, Bong-Gyou (Graduate School of Information, Yonsei University) ;
  • Kim, Seong-Jin (e-Learning Team, National IT Industry Promotion Agency) ;
  • Park, Keon-Chul (Graduate School of Information, Yonsei University) ;
  • Kim, Su-Jin (International Cooperation Team, National IT Industry Promotion Agency) ;
  • Jeong, Eui-Suk (Digital Textbook team, Korea Education & Research Information Service)
  • Received : 2010.03.10
  • Accepted : 2012.02.17
  • Published : 2012.03.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to present innovative approaches for u-Learning environment in public education with Digital Textbook. The Korean Government has been making efforts to introduce the u-Learning environment to maximize the learning effect in public education with Digital Textbook. However, there are only a few studies that analyze the effectiveness of u-Learning environment and Digital Textbook. This paper reviews the current status of u-Learning environment in Korea and analyzes the satisfaction level with Digital Textbooks. The first survey regarding technological factors was collected from 197 students. The results of the survey revealed that the level of satisfaction has declined over a year. The weakness of the study is that the sample frame is insufficient and survey questions did not reflect diverse factors of learning effectiveness. To supplement these shortcomings, 2,226 students were asked about learning performance. The results of the survey showed that the satisfaction with Digital Textbooks is much higher than that of paper textbooks. However, this paper is limited to u-Learning environments in public education. Therefore, research needs to be improved by reflecting both public and private sectors of education in following studies. This paper suggests useful guidelines to educators in improving their u-Learning environment.

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