Views on interactive e-book use in science education of teachers and students who perform e-book applications

Abstract

In parallel with the development in information and communication technologies, technology integration has been initiated in science education programs and lesson environments, and educational e-contents have been created by National Education and related institutions by making the books compatible with technology supported education. In parallel with this situation, the aim of the study was to obtain the interactive e-book views of the teachers and students performing the applications. This research, conducted in accordance with the case study, was carried out with three teachers working in three different secondary schools in Bursa and 71 students studying in their classrooms. Interactive e-book prepared in HTML format was developed by the researcher. The student opinion form, student interview form and teacher interview form were used as data collection tools. The data obtained were analyzed in accordance with the content and descriptive analysis. In the findings obtained from the teachers, it was understood that the teachers liked the interactive e-book and found it useful. The main reason for this is thought to be that the interactive e-book was prepared as a progressive system in line with the regular, systematic and curriculum objectives. In addition, students stated that they liked the interactive e-book and found it beautiful. In this context, it can be said that similar interactive e-book examples can be created in different science subjects.