The using of video files as a lesson finalizer in the e-books developed for tablets: a design-based research

Today, significant improvements are experienced in e-book and tablet computer technologies as in direct proportion to each other. These technologies are often found place for theirselves in educational environments. Positive developments in this direction are also experienced in our country. From this point of view, the use of existing technologies that are becoming increasingly widespread in learning environments and analysing of user opinions in depth is considered significant. Within the scope of this study, it was aimed to be determined the user opinions about the application of video texts developed for e-books prepared for tablet computers as lesson finalizer. In this context, design based research method was preferred within the scope of the study. The study group consists of 22 participants selected from approximately 800 first grade students enrolled in the Social Services Department of Atatürk University Faculty of Open University. However, after the first cycle, it was continued to study with a total of 20 participants, 11 boys and 9 girls because of that 2 of participants had left. Semi-structured interview forms from qualitative data collection tools were used as a data collection tool in the study. Content analysis method, which is an inductive method, was used in the analysis of the interviews with the participants. In the study, learners deem necessary that video texts in the summary part of the lesson should be used. However, the sort of video, the number of video used in the content and the scope of video are seen to be effective in the summary section of the using of video. The learners noted that the using of video texts in the summary section is effective in terms of repetition, persistency, summarization, completion of missing and supporting of learning. It is thought that the excessive using of video in the lecturing negatively affects the views on video use. In the e-books developed for tablets, while, the video type and number of videos are effective in the using of video texts as a lesson finalizer, it can be said that preparing short videos which briefly describe the summary of the lesson, highlight important points and make subsequent studies easier are important.