The Impact of Interactive E-textbook-based Instruction on Higher-order Thinking in Mathematics

Xiaohui Li^, Sihang Zhang^ and Jijian Lu^*

^ Jing Hengyi School of Education, Hangzhou Normal University,
China

* Institute of China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education, Hangzhou Normal University,
China

Published in The Mathematician Educator, 2024, Vol 5, No. 2, pp 96-111.

Abstract

The use of digital textbooks is an inevitable trend in the future development of mathematics education. The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of interactive electronic textbooks on students’ higher-order thinking skills in mathematics. A quasi-experimental design was employed, wherein two groups comprising a total of 85 students were randomly selected to serve as the experimental group and the control group. The control group was taught using paper textbook, whereas the experimental group underwent teaching grounded in interactive E-textbook. The results of the study showed that the use of interactive E-textbook can effectively promote the development of higher-order thinking in mathematics among secondary school students, and both students and teachers had positive attitude toward interactive E-textbooks, which suggests that educators can experiment with interactive E-textbook as a teaching tool.

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