Title

The Effect of Textbook Format on Mental Effort and Time on Task

Authors

Antonio Tango Thomas, Walden University

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Description

Using Astin’s theory of student engagement as a framework, the purpose of this study was to determine whether a significant difference in engagement, as indicated by mental effort and time on task, existed for college students who used a digital game-based textbook versus students who used a traditional print based textbook. The results showed a statistically significant difference in engagement, Hotelling’s T2 (2, 52) = 25.11, p < .001, D2=1.86.

Publication Date

2015

City

National Harbor, MD

Keywords

Research Symposium

Disciplines

Education | Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Educational Methods