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- Title
A Case Study in Social Annotation of Digital Text.
- Authors
Reid, Alan J.
- Abstract
Recent learning technologies in digital text have transformed the reading process from a private activity into a social and collaborative experience. This research addressed the use of social annotation (SA) tools, which allow readers to interact asynchronously with other readers through shared highlights and comments embedded directly in the text. In this case study, participants were divided into three treatment groups (N = 32): Group 1 read a digital text and annotated synchronously with fellow readers. Group 2 read the text with the existing annotations but did not contribute. Group 3, represented as the control group, read the narrative text with no annotations and did not mark the text. Results indicated a significant difference between groups in terms of academic achievement, motivation, and mental effort. These findings suggest the use of SA tools is beneficial to readers in a variety of ways and should be explored in larger settings.
- Subjects
ANNOTATIONS; READING interests of college students; READING aids &; devices; ACADEMIC achievement; ELECTRONIC books; ELECTRONIC book readers
- Publication
Journal of Applied Learning Technology, 2014, Vol 4, Issue 2, p15
- ISSN
2160-0953
- Publication type
Case Study