TY - JOUR AU1 - Cheung, Lily Sin Nga AU2 - Chiu, Dickson K.W. AU3 - Ho, Kevin K.W. AB - This pilot study aims to investigate how parents use electronic resources to encourage children’s reading and learning interests through the 5E instructional model. Moreover, this study explores the public’s current electronic reading (e-reading) preferences, parents’ teaching process and the effectiveness of electronic resources in encouraging children to read and learn.Design/methodology/approachThis study used a quantitative research method with a 5- to 10-min online survey based on the 5E instructional model. A total of 101 respondents participated in the survey.FindingsTechnology has changed the public’s current e-reading preferences. More than 65% of parent respondents preferred to use the electronic reading format for their children’s teaching and learning. Parents generally agreed on the teaching and learning effectiveness of using electronic resources, especially for engaging their children. However, the parents showed no significant gender differences.Originality/valueThis pilot study is a new attempt to use the 5E instructional model to quantitatively analyse the parenting process of using electronic resources to encourage children to read and learn, especially in an Asian context. TI - A quantitative study on utilizing electronic resources to engage children’s reading and learning: parents’ perspectives through the 5E instructional model JF - The Electronic Library DO - 10.1108/el-09-2021-0179 DA - 2022-11-29 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/emerald-publishing/a-quantitative-study-on-utilizing-electronic-resources-to-engage-ftIcgetlbz SP - 662 EP - 679 VL - 40 IS - 6 DP - DeepDyve ER -