Evidential study on the potential of using e-book readers in reading instruction for junior high school students.

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24531168
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Education on school subjects and activities
Research Institution	Jumonji University (2015) National Institute for Educational Policy Research (2012-2014)
Principal Investigator	TOMIYAMA TETSUYA 十文字学園女子大学, 人間生活学部, 教授 (10413907)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	SUGIMOTO Naomi 国立教育政策研究所, 教育課程研究センター研究開発部, 教育課程調査官 (40562450)
Project Period (FY)	2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help	¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
Keywords	電子書籍 / 読書 / 国語
Outline of Final Research Achievements	We investigated the improvement of reading habits by lending e-book readers to junior high school students and letting them freely purchase e-books within a given cost. The results of this study are as follow: (1) The opportunity of reading increased; (2) 53 out of 106 students spent more time in reading; (3) No trend was observed for those who were already aware of the importance of reading; (4) 69 students responded that, with e-book readers, they dedicated more time to reading; and (5) For those who dislike reading, their attitudes toward reading books (motivation, reading time, the number of books to read) improved slightly. In addition, we examined the quality of reading books with an e-book reader over with a paper book by dividing the first chapter of “Sanshiro” into eight sections and having college students read them with an e-book reader and with a paper book in turn. The results suggest that there is no significant difference between the two.