E-Textbook Situation in Canada: A Descriptive and Didactic Analysis

• In Event: 34.080 - Poster Session 7
  In Poster Session: 34.080-2 - Principles of Cognition and Multimedia Design

Abstract

Nowadays, almost every student has access to technologies in many forms: laptops, iPads, cellphones, etc. (Steeves, 2014). With hundreds of thousands of students in a one-on-one technology environment, institutions must reflect on the pedagogical materials provided to students. The textbook, probably accessible in most classrooms of the world, would seem widely used. In this paper, we analyzed 135 e-textbooks available for Canadian high-school students, in five subject matters (Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Religious Cultures, and Social Sciences). We evaluate the added value of contents in their digital form. Preliminary results showed that, even though publishers offer a variety of basic digital tools, other interactive contents are not necessarily based on students’ pedagogical needs.

Authors

• Normand Roy, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

• Priscilla Boyer

• Ghislain Samson, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

• Lebrun-Brossard Monique, Université du Québec à Montréal