Development of Producing and Using E-books Competencies of Teachers in Chachengsao, Thailand

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18844/wjet.v9i2.690

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Boonrat Plangsorn
Rajabhat Rajanagarindra University, Faculty of Education, Chachengsao, 24000, Thailand.
Siwaporn Poopan
Mahidol University, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Nakhon Pathom, 73170, Thailand.

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to develop the competency of producing and using E-books of teachers in Chachengsao and study effects of using e-books in instruction of teachers in Chachengsao. This study employed both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The findings revealed that the components of E-Books comprised three key components: E-Book structure; multimedia; and hyperlink. The procedures of the designing and development of E-books were divided into 11 steps. The overall competency of teachers’ producing E-Books was evaluated in the high level. The effects of using e-books of teachers in Chachengsao are as follows: (1) students’ attention and (2) students’ learning behavior.

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Plangsorn, B., & Poopan, S. (2017). Development of Producing and Using E-books Competencies of Teachers in Chachengsao, Thailand. World Journal on Educational Technology: Current Issues, 9(2), 112–117. https://doi.org/10.18844/wjet.v9i2.690
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Author Biographies

Boonrat Plangsorn, Rajabhat Rajanagarindra University, Faculty of Education, Chachengsao, 24000, Thailand.

Educational Technology Program, Faculty of Education

Siwaporn Poopan, Mahidol University, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Nakhon Pathom, 73170, Thailand.

Department of Education, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

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