کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
349289 618219 2010 12 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Effectiveness of a Mobile Plant Learning System in a science curriculum in Taiwanese elementary education
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی علوم اجتماعی آموزش
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Effectiveness of a Mobile Plant Learning System in a science curriculum in Taiwanese elementary education
چکیده انگلیسی

This study developed a Mobile Plant Learning System (MPLS) that provides instructors with the ways and means to facilitate student learning in an elementary-school-level botany course. The MPLS represented in this study was implemented to address problems that arise with the use of a didactic approach to teaching and learning botany, as is typically used in elementary schools in Taiwan. To extend opportunities for learning beyond the classroom, this study used personal digital assistants (PDAs) equipped with the MPLS, which provided both teachers and students access to plant information while in the field. A quasi-experimental research design was used to investigate the effectiveness of using the MPLS to support student learning. The responses to questionnaires and interviews indicate that students valued the outdoor learning activities made possible by use of the PDA and its functions. Pre- and post-test results demonstrated that students also benefitted academically from the use of the MPLS and the PDA.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Computers & Education - Volume 54, Issue 1, January 2010, Pages 47–58
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