MITE6025 Methods of Research and Enquiry LIST Vivian L eung, Stella I m, Fiona S o, Enid T am

Session 2 (Task 2) Grimshaw, S., Dungworth, N., McKnight, C. and Morris, A. (2007). Electronic books: children’s reading and comprehension . British Journal of Educational Technology , 38 (4), 583-599

Grimshaw, S., Dungworth, N., McKnight, C. and Morris, A. (2007). Electronic books: children’s reading and comprehension . British Journal of Educational Technology , 38 (4), 583-599

Identify the best research oriented professional journal in the field you plan to do research in. We would like to focus on the use of electronic books in enhancing English reading ability of students. The journal that we would like to focus on is ‘British Journal of Educational Technology’

Identify the best research oriented professional journal in the field you plan to do research in.

We would like to focus on the use of electronic books in enhancing English reading ability of students. The journal that we would like to focus on is ‘British Journal of Educational Technology’

Review the table of contents for at least three recent issues of this journal and for each issue identify a research based article you would like to review. Grimshaw, S., Dungworth, N., McKnight, C. and Morris, A. (2007). Electronic books: children’s reading and comprehension . British Journal of Educational Technology , 38 (4), 583-599

Review the table of contents for at least three recent issues of this journal and for each issue identify a research based article you would like to review.

Grimshaw, S., Dungworth, N., McKnight, C. and Morris, A. (2007). Electronic books: children’s reading and comprehension . British Journal of Educational Technology , 38 (4), 583-599

Henry, A. (2002). Computer-graphics and the literary construct: a learning method. British Journal of Educational Technology , 33 (1), 7-15 Burniske, R.W. (2006) The rebirth of literacy in a postmodem society . British Journal of Educational Technology , 37 (5), 795-798

Henry, A. (2002). Computer-graphics and the literary construct: a learning method. British Journal of Educational Technology , 33 (1), 7-15

Burniske, R.W. (2006) The rebirth of literacy in a postmodem society . British Journal of Educational Technology , 37 (5), 795-798

Read one of the identified articles of interest to you and answer the questions about it: What is the problem for the study? The differences in children’s comprehension and enjoyment of storybooks according to the medium of presentation

Read one of the identified articles of interest to you and answer the questions about it:

What is the problem for the study?

The differences in children’s comprehension and enjoyment of storybooks according to the medium of presentation

What procedures did the experimenter use for the study? - Pilot study - Revise the design of the study and make amendment by shortening the comprehension tests and changing the question types

What procedures did the experimenter use for the study?

- Pilot study

- Revise the design of the study and make amendment by shortening the comprehension tests and changing the question types

- Introduction of study 132 children (72 girls and 60 boys / 9 years and 9 months to 11 years and 2 months) 2 storybooks (Magicians of Caprona / The Little Prince) Children worked with researcher individually Children read stories with different medium Researcher asked the children’s enjoyment level on stories Children finished the comprehension tests Mann–Whitney test was used to analyse the data

- Introduction of study

132 children (72 girls and 60 boys / 9 years and 9 months to 11 years and 2 months)

2 storybooks (Magicians of Caprona / The Little Prince)

Children worked with researcher individually

Children read stories with different medium

Researcher asked the children’s enjoyment level on stories

Children finished the comprehension tests

Mann–Whitney test was used to analyse the data

What were the major conclusions for the study? The type of medium did not significantly affect the children’s enjoyment of either storybook but more if children read longer. In the comprehension level of the children, for both storybooks, the scores were higher for retrieval type questions.

What were the major conclusions for the study?

The type of medium did not significantly affect the children’s enjoyment of either storybook but more if children read longer.

In the comprehension level of the children, for both storybooks, the scores were higher for retrieval type questions.

Children enjoy reading much more when narration and online dictionary are provided. Benefits to reading electronic books are the provision of narration, animated pictures, sound effects that relate to the story and the immediate access to the meaning of words.

Children enjoy reading much more when narration and online dictionary are provided.

Benefits to reading electronic books are the provision of narration, animated pictures, sound effects that relate to the story and the immediate access to the meaning of words.

How would you classify the study, according to the six types of research studies we looked at in this lesson? It is a Causal-comparative research. The paper tries to find the cause and effect relationships between storybooks of different medium and the comprehension level of children. Independent variable –storybooks of different medium Dependent variable –comprehension level

How would you classify the study, according to the six types of research studies we looked at in this lesson?

It is a Causal-comparative research. The paper tries to find the cause and effect relationships between storybooks of different medium and the comprehension level of children.

Independent variable –storybooks of different medium Dependent variable –comprehension level