Affective and Social Competencies of Elementary School Students in the Use of Digital Textbooks: A Longitudinal Study
This study investigates the impact of digital textbooks, which play an important role in post-COVID-19 digitalized education, on the development of elementary school students’ affective and social competencies. The study quantitatively analyzed three years of student panel data collected from 1,418...
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| description | This study investigates the impact of digital textbooks, which play an important role in post-COVID-19 digitalized education, on the development of elementary school students’ affective and social competencies. The study quantitatively analyzed three years of student panel data collected from 1,418 students in the third and fourth grades of a digital textbook pilot elementary school in South Korea. This study examined differences in the development of affective and social competencies between the treatment group (<i>n</i> = 708), who used digital textbooks for three years, and the control group (<i>n</i> = 710), who used digital textbooks for two years and returned to paper textbooks. Results showed that the affective competencies of self-efficacy, learning motivation, and learning attitudes were higher in the treatment group than in the control group, and the social competencies of communication, collaboration, and sociability were also higher. Implications for digital education research and related policies are provided, and limitations and suggestions for future research are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-25253587cffc464e9a113b29364698d22024-03-27T13:21:25ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2024-02-0114317910.3390/bs14030179Affective and Social Competencies of Elementary School Students in the Use of Digital Textbooks: A Longitudinal StudyHyunjung Im0Department of Teaching Education, Dankook University, Yongin 16890, Republic of KoreaThis study investigates the impact of digital textbooks, which play an important role in post-COVID-19 digitalized education, on the development of elementary school students’ affective and social competencies. The study quantitatively analyzed three years of student panel data collected from 1,418 students in the third and fourth grades of a digital textbook pilot elementary school in South Korea. This study examined differences in the development of affective and social competencies between the treatment group (<i>n</i> = 708), who used digital textbooks for three years, and the control group (<i>n</i> = 710), who used digital textbooks for two years and returned to paper textbooks. Results showed that the affective competencies of self-efficacy, learning motivation, and learning attitudes were higher in the treatment group than in the control group, and the social competencies of communication, collaboration, and sociability were also higher. Implications for digital education research and related policies are provided, and limitations and suggestions for future research are discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/14/3/179digital textbooke-learningself-efficacysocial competencelongitudinal study |
| spellingShingle | Hyunjung Im Affective and Social Competencies of Elementary School Students in the Use of Digital Textbooks: A Longitudinal Study Behavioral Sciences digital textbook e-learning self-efficacy social competence longitudinal study |
| title | Affective and Social Competencies of Elementary School Students in the Use of Digital Textbooks: A Longitudinal Study |
| title_full | Affective and Social Competencies of Elementary School Students in the Use of Digital Textbooks: A Longitudinal Study |
| title_fullStr | Affective and Social Competencies of Elementary School Students in the Use of Digital Textbooks: A Longitudinal Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Affective and Social Competencies of Elementary School Students in the Use of Digital Textbooks: A Longitudinal Study |
| title_short | Affective and Social Competencies of Elementary School Students in the Use of Digital Textbooks: A Longitudinal Study |
| title_sort | affective and social competencies of elementary school students in the use of digital textbooks a longitudinal study |
| topic | digital textbook e-learning self-efficacy social competence longitudinal study |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/14/3/179 |
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