The role of academic electronic books in undergraduate students' achievement in higher education

Abstract

The study objective was to seek the role of utilizing academic electronic books on Ajman University undergraduate students' achievement and faculty members viewpoints about their use. The study participants were 91 students, split into two groups the first group was empirical (46) and the other group was control (45) plus 220 members of the faculty. A performance test and a questionnaire were designed and implemented as tools of study. The results detected significant differences among both the empirical groups and the control groups, for the benefit of the empirical group; and faculty members exhibited highly favorable perspectives on the use of academic electronic books at their university. Faculty members' perceptions varied according to gender, college, and experience teaching, but the academic rank showed no influence.

The Role of Digital Books in Learning from Home During the Covid Pandemic of Low Grade Students in Elementary Schools

“…Based on research conducted on five students by conducting interviews, the researchers obtained findings showing that the level of boredom that many students experienced was when delivering material through lectures by the teacher (The interview was conducted on October 18, 2021 at 15.30 WIB to informants.) 1 This is certainly in line with the research conducted by Lin et al [11], Puspaningtyas & Dewi, [16], and Pavlovic et al [14] which states that many students also find it difficult when learning without direct guidance from the teacher. So, many students have the perception that online learning is something that is boring and burdensome for them.…”

“…Simon & Garcia Belmar explained that technological developments have provided innovations in realigning learning and learning methods after the covid pandemic. It is undeniable that the COVID-19 pandemic has become a momentum that changes all orders of life, such as the closure of educational institutions [1][2][3] [12][25]. This condition becomes a bad thing in the process of receiving knowledge to students.…”

“…Thus, information can be relatively easily obtained in an efficient time. In addition, the use of online learning or e-learning can improve the quality of learning [1] [10].…”

“…In his research, Alsalhi said that e-learning is claimed as a model for using digital books to improve students' ability to analyze data, facts and knowledge compared to contextual learning [1]. The use of digital books as a solution to meet the needs of students.…”

Pengaruh Perceived Enjoyment, Perceived Reciprocal Benefit, dan Learning Culture Terhadap Knowledge Sharing

“…Video pembelajaran pun dapat menjadi media pendukung perkuliahan forum tersebut. Modul berupa softcopy juga dapat digunakan sebagai media berbagi pengetahuan explicit, dan mendukung untuk meningkatkan kinerja akademik mahasiswa [8]. Selain itu pemberian kuis di akhir perkuliahan juga berperan untuk meningkatkan efektivitas pembelajaran [9].…”