The e-Paper pilot project is being implemented as part of the Public Education in the 21st Century-Development coordination- TÁMOP-3.1.1-08/1-2008-002 prioritized project.

The respective research and development efforts are commissioned by the EDUCATIO Social Service Non-profit Ltd and the actual work is being performed in a consortium format by the E-Animation Co., the Apertus Public Foundation for Open Vocational Training and Distance Learning, the Apertus Distance Learning Development Methodological, Consultancy, and Service Non-profit Ltd along with the Eszterházy Károly College.

The main objective of the e-Paper pilot project is the testing of the application of openly available electronic book type devices suitable for the presentation and processing of digital information in the daily education process.

The following schools participate in the project:

• Elementary School, Basic Level Art Instruction Institution and Vocational Training School (Jászfényszaru)

• Bethlen Gábor Elementary School and Progressive Secondary School (Budapest)

• Demonstration Elementary School of the Eszterházy Károly College (Eger)

• Neumann János Secondary School and Student Hostel (Eger)

During the experimental project one seventh and one eleventh grade class and their teachers were provided with e-Paper devices and the pertaining educational materials. The third class functioned as the control group. The methodological experiment was planned for a six week term (September 1-October 31) during which the impact of electronic learning environments on the teaching-learning process was assessed by a variety of tests measuring attitude and content knowledge.. In order to guarantee the success of the experiment students did not use traditional learning tools including textbooks or assignment collections.

During the experiment we investigated the options provided by the e-Paper and the resulting interactive learning environment, the respective advantages and disadvantages, in addition to collecting and disseminating the related methodological conclusions and practical experiences.

The project also aims at the promotion of competence-based learning warranted by the National Development Plan of Hungary. The main objective of this approach is to equip children with knowledge applicable in everyday life while retaining an emphasis on the acquisition of content information amounting to “knowledge embedded skill and aptitude development”. My presentation will introduce the results of this experiment performed in a state of the art world-class standard learning environment.