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Investigation Into the Use of a Collaborative E-Book Reader Among Introductory Physics Students

Carroll, Patrick James
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6027-0702
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1564499307072144

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2019, Master of Science, Miami University, Physics.
The reading and study habits of students is of great interest to educators and those who study education. Additionally, e-book usage is becoming more prevalent in the classroom. We have conducted a study on the usage and integration of a social annotation e-book reader, Perusall, in introductory physics classes. Perusall allows annotating and commenting in a social environment on an assigned reading from a text. These annotations are based on predefined settings and proprietary algorithms. We have implemented Perusall in introductory level, calculus-based physics courses for two academic years. The classes met three times a week and each class included a reading assignment due before the next class. We obtained data that included time information, the number of annotations made, and data on how the class as a whole used the textbook on a page-by-page basis, in terms of number of page views and time on the page. Along with this data we also have information on how the students’ final grades. Lastly, we have surveyed students on their experience using Perusall and collected demographic data. Here we examine the results of this two-year study on using Perusall in these classes and the students involved.
Jennifer Blue (Advisor)
Stephen Alexander (Committee Member)
Karthik Vishwanath (Committee Member)
74 p.
Education; Education Philosophy; Educational Evaluation; Educational Sociology; Educational Software; Educational Technology; Educational Theory
physics education research; social collaboration; ebook; e-book; e-learning; elearning; online learning; online textbooks; textbook usage

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  • Carroll, P. J. (2019). Investigation Into the Use of a Collaborative E-Book Reader Among Introductory Physics Students [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1564499307072144

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Carroll, Patrick. Investigation Into the Use of a Collaborative E-Book Reader Among Introductory Physics Students. 2019. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1564499307072144.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Carroll, Patrick. "Investigation Into the Use of a Collaborative E-Book Reader Among Introductory Physics Students." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1564499307072144

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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