Primary pupils’ recall of interactive storybooks on CD-ROM: inconsiderate interactive features and forgetting

Authors: Trushell, John; Maitland, Amanda¹

Source: British Journal of Educational Technology, Volume 36, Number 1, January 2005 , pp. 57-66(10)

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Abstract:

The use of interactive storybooks in the primary classroom has the potential to facilitate pupils’ reading, in small groups or individually. However, critics have expressed concern at the exposure of pupils to interactive storybooks. In particular, concern has been expressed that the interactive animations and sound effects in such storybooks may adversely affect pupils’ responses to the written text. These small scale studies examined whether story recall of small groups of pupils, respectively in Year 5 and Year 4, was affected by the provision of cued animations and sound effects. Consideration of the outcomes of both studies indicates that access to cued animations and sound effects did have adverse effects on pupils’ story recall.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2005.00438.x

Affiliations: 1: School of Education and Community Studies, University of East London, UK.