performance and academic motivation of low-educated people in Kerman province
Subject Areas : آموزشی
1 - Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Farhangian University, Iran
Keywords: electronic book, academic performance, academic motivation, low literacy,
Abstract :
Improving the performance and academic motivation of literacy students and its continuity has always been one of the concerns of the educational system. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of electronic books on academic performance and academic motivation of illiterate people in Kerman province.
The method of the present study was quasi-experimental and the design of the study was pretest-posttest with a control group. The statistical population of this study included all literacy students in Kerman province in the academic year of 2020. Among them, 30 people were selected as the sample by available sampling method and were randomly replaced in the intervention and control groups (15 people each). Training sessions for the experimental group were performed in 8 sessions of 90 minutes. Pham and Taylor (1999) and Harter (1980) Academic Motivation Questionnaire were completed before and after training. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation and analysis of covariance and SPSS-25 software.
The results showed that e-book-based education was effective on academic performance and motivation of illiterate people.
According to these findings, e-book-based education for low-literate people is recommended to increase academic performance and motivation.