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An XML-Based Digital Textbook and Its Educational Effectiveness

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Advances in Computer Science and Information Technology (AST 2010, ACN 2010)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNISA,volume 6059))

Abstract

Textbooks are undergoinga transformation into digital textbooks, which can offer a diverse range of supplementary digital media functions including sounds, audiovisuals, animations, 3D graphics and other state-of-the-art multimedia features. This paper proposes such an XML-based digital textbook aiming to maximize the learning effectiveness by integrating the advantages of traditional printed textbooks with additional digital media functions. The functions of the digital textbook are defined and an XML document format is established to facilitate more flexible use of and the interoperability of digital textbooks among different users and providers. As an application of these proposals, a digital textbook for sixth-grade mathematics was developed and then tested for two semesters at three elementary schools, to assess the overall effectiveness of the proposed concept. Our results indicate that classroom use of the digital mathematics textbook is comparable to that of a printed textbook, but the digital version offer more diverse learning opportunities and facilitate the improvement of learning achievement.

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  1. Department of Computer Science Education, Catholic University of Daegu, 330 Hayangeup Gyeonsansi, Gyeongbuk, South Korea

    Mihye Kim

  2. Department of Computer Education and IIE, Chungbuk National University, 410 Seongbongro Heungdukgu Cheongju, Chungbuk, South Korea

    Kwan-Hee Yoo, Chan Park, Jae-Soo Yoo, Hoseung Byun & Wanyoung Cho

  3. Department of Education, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbongro Bukgu Kwangju, Chongnam, South Korea

    Jeeheon Ryu

  4. Department of Mathematics Education, Cheongju National University of Education, 330 Cheongnamro Heungdukgu Cheongju, Chungbuk, South Korea

    Namgyun Kim

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Kim, M. et al. (2010). An XML-Based Digital Textbook and Its Educational Effectiveness. In: Kim, Th., Adeli, H. (eds) Advances in Computer Science and Information Technology. AST ACN 2010 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6059. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13577-4_46

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