STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT ELECTRONIC BOOK AND COMMUNICATION SUBJECTS AT GUANGXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, CHINA

Abstract

The objectives of this study were 1) to study electronic book on communication subject for students with the criteria of 80/80, 2) to compare learning achievement results of post-test of students by using electronic book and 3) to study attitudes of students towards the electronic book on communication subject. This research methodology was quasi-experimental research. The conceptual framework was applied from Yuyao’s study. The population consisted of 100 students in Guangxi Medical University, China. The samples of 80 students were determined by Krejcie and Morgan table and divided into 2 groups experimental group and control group were of 40 students in each class determined by purposive sampling. The instruments used in the study were the multiple-choice test, and aptitude test for electronic book. The statistics used for data analysis were mean, standard deviation, and a t-test. The study results revealed that 1) the electronic book showed an efficiency level of 82.06/80 according to the criteria value of 80/80. 2) The learning achievement after participating in the lessons with learning from electronic book, the students revealed their higher post-test results than studied in the class by traditional approach, and 3) the students’ attitudes towards the electronic book and showed an average level of 4.06 with a high standard deviation at .75.