A comparison of primary school students\u27 attitudes about the use of traditional print and e-textbooks in biology instruction

Ker se v šole vse pogosteje uvaja uporaba e-učbenikov, smo v diplomskem delu želeli ugotoviti, kakšna so stališča osnovnošolcev do uporabe tiskanih in elektronskih učbenikov pri pouku biologije. Stališča učencev smo primerjali glede na spol, ocene pri pouku biologije in glede na to, ali učenci pri pouku uporabljajo e-učbenik ali pa uporabljajo tiskani učbenik. V diplomskem delu smo se osredotočili na učence predmetne stopnje 8. razreda dveh osnovnih šol iz okolice Ljubljane. Anketirali smo učence ene osnovne šole, ki pri pouku biologije uporabljajo e-učbenike, in učence iz druge osnovne šole, ki se poslužujejo klasičnega izobraževanja s pomočjo tiskanega učbenika. Z analizo anketnih vprašalnikov smo pridobili menja učencev, ki lahko služijo za dodatne raziskave o tem, kakšno mesto bi zasedli e-učbeniki v šolski praksi, če bi popolnoma nadomestili tiskane učbenike. Ugotovili smo, da v splošnem ne moremo trditi, da bi učenci raje uporabljali e-učbenik kot tiskani učbenik. Nekoliko večja naklonjenost do e-učbenikov je razvidna s strani deklet. Na stališča učencev do uporabe učbenikov vpliva tudi ocena. Učenci, z visoko oceno imajo tako bolj pozitivna stališča do uporabe tiskanih učbenikov pri pouku biologije. Enako pa ne moremo trditi za e-učbenike. Zavrnili pa smo tudi predpostavko, da imajo učenci, ki pri pouku biologije uporabljajo e-učbenike, bolj pozitivna stališča kot učenci, ki redko ali nikoli ne uporabljajo takih učnih gradiv.Since the schools are increasingly introducing e-textbooks into their practice, we wanted to investigate the attitudes of primary school students about the use of the printed and electronic textbooks in biology instruction. Studets\u27 attitudes were compared according to gender, students\u27 grades in subject of biology and if they use e-textbook in biology instruction or not. In this thesis, we focused on the 8th grade students of two primary schools in the surrounding area of Ljubljana. We interviewed pupils of one primary school which are using e-textbooks, and students from other primary school, which are using classical education with the use of a printed textbook in biology instruction. By analyzing the questionnaires we gained information that can serve for additional research about the role, e-textbooks would have in schools, if they would completely replace printed textbooks. In general, we can not state that students would prefer to use e-textbook over a printed textbook. Slightly higher acceptance of e-textbooks was found for girls. Students\u27 grades signifficantly affect their attitudes about the use of textbooks. Students with higher grades show higher acceptance of printed textbooks in biology instruction. But the later is not true for the acceptance of e-textbooks. Students who are using e-textbooks in biology instruction do not show more positive attitudes than students who never or rarely use such learning materials