EFFECTIVENESS OF E-BOOK IN IMPROVING OMANI KINDERGARTEN KIDS COMPREHENSION AND MOTIVATION TOWARDS STORIES READING

Authors

  • A. Al Musawi College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
  • Y. Al Saidi College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
  • R. Al Hosni College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
  • H. Al Saidi College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

Keywords:

e-book, Oman, comprehension, motivation, kindergarten kids

Abstract

Nowadays technology became an affective and worthy tool for learning and acquisition of knowledge. Although e-books have many facilities and tools which motivate children to read and develop their reading skills, most of the early childhood institutions in Oman are not using e-books for teaching children. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the difference between using e-books and printed books to motivate kindergarteners to read and enhancing their understanding of the text. This study compares between experimental group which use e-books and control group which use printed books. Findings show that there are no significant differences between the two groups with regard to motivation. However, children who read from paper books got better scores in the comprehension test. The study concludes with some future recommendations.

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2017-10-27

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Vol 2, No 2 (2017)

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