TY - JOUR
T1 - Descriptive Observations of Tool Functionality and Application for Assessing Digital Reading Program Quality
AU - Roskos, Kathleen
AU - Northrop, Laura
AU - Brueck, Jeremy
AU - Lenhart, Lisa
AU - Evans, Michelle
PY - 2019/10/1
Y1 - 2019/10/1
N2 - Access to books for students' independent reading practice is undergoing a profound shift from print to digital books in cloud-based digital reading programs. Tools for assessing the qualities of these programs as curriculum products are limited. This study describes a set of analytical tools for reviewing digital reading program software and investigates the learning management system (LMS) qualities of six commercial digital reading programs using these tools. Results examine tool functionality qualitatively and describe the product qualities of programs at platform, dashboard, digital book, and screen page levels. Descriptive observations highlight the need for cross-disciplinary and collaborative research work to improve analytical tool design. Overall product quality of the programs was in the average range.
AB - Access to books for students' independent reading practice is undergoing a profound shift from print to digital books in cloud-based digital reading programs. Tools for assessing the qualities of these programs as curriculum products are limited. This study describes a set of analytical tools for reviewing digital reading program software and investigates the learning management system (LMS) qualities of six commercial digital reading programs using these tools. Results examine tool functionality qualitatively and describe the product qualities of programs at platform, dashboard, digital book, and screen page levels. Descriptive observations highlight the need for cross-disciplinary and collaborative research work to improve analytical tool design. Overall product quality of the programs was in the average range.
KW - curriculum review tools
KW - digital learning resources
KW - digital reading program quality
KW - evaluating digital curriculum product
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U2 - 10.1891/1945-8959.18.2.174
DO - 10.1891/1945-8959.18.2.174
M3 - Article
SN - 1945-8959
VL - 18
SP - 174
EP - 189
JO - Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology
JF - Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology
IS - 2
ER -