ICT Teacher Candidates’ Metaphoric Perceptions of E-Book and Interactive E-Book

Abstract

 The purpose of this study is to determine the perception of ICT teacher candidates regarding the concepts of e-book and interactive book through the use of metaphors. The study group consisted of 158 teacher candidates studying at Firat University, Education Faculty, Department of Computer and Instructional Technology Education. In this study, participants were asked to fill the blanks such as “e-book looks like … because …” and “Interactive e-book looks like … because …”. Data collected from ICT teacher candidates were analyzed through content analysis method. Based on the results, we found 153 valid metaphors for e-books and 151 valid metaphors for the interactive books (z-books). Results show that while participants generate both positive and negative metaphors in regard to e-books, there were only positive metaphors generated for interactive books.  Participants accepted interactive e-books more attractive than e-books due to its more than only-text feature. Based on the analyses, “transportability” was the most stressed metaphor for e-books while participants uttered the “address of different senses” metaphor most for interactive books. Consequently, the importance of supporting learning environments with interactive books that include multimedia components were emphasized in this study.