THE IMPACT OF ELECTRONIC BOOKS ON STUDENTS’ LEARNING SKILLS – ELECTRONIC OR TRADITIONAL BOOKS?
Keywords:
technology, education, eBook, paper bookAbstract
The aim of this study is to determine how eBooks influence student’s learning skills. Technology is tremendously growing and improving nowadays, and it has brought a great influence on education, as well. Ignoring the natural resistance to change, it cannot be denied that the process of reading has changed with the emergence of digital technology. For example, the introduction and developments in e readers in recent years have rendered eBooks competitive to conventional paper based books. But is there a difference in how people perceive/understand between reading from paper books and reading using digital media? The digital era is here to stay, and it is best to find a balance such that it does not compromise on a skill set that is central to our intellectual property.
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