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Exploring Students’ Progression in an Inquiry Science Curriculum Enabled by Mobile Learning

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The research literature reports on designs of ubiquitous and seamless learning environments enabled by the integration of mobile technology into learning. However, the la...Show More

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The research literature reports on designs of ubiquitous and seamless learning environments enabled by the integration of mobile technology into learning. However, the lack of good pedagogical designs that provide for sustainability and the inadequate investigation of learning outcomes remain major gaps in the current studies on mobile learning. This paper seeks to contribute to addressing these issues by reporting on a study concerning the principles of integrating mobile learning into a standards-based science curriculum. It also explores how mobile learning activities have impacted students' academic and activity performances in and out of the classroom over a whole academic year. Mixed methods were used to examine students' performances, and a yearly comparison was made for assessing students' progression in their conceptual understanding in science. Data analysis on students' test results, mobile learning artifacts, and their activity performances in the classroom suggested that they had improved in their conceptual understanding and self-reflection on these conceptual changes. Students were engaged in mobile learning activities both in the classroom and out of the classroom through sustained exposure to and experience of the mobilized science curriculum.
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies ( Volume: 8, Issue: 1, 01 Jan.-March 2015)
Page(s): 43 - 54
Date of Publication: 09 December 2014

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Author image of Chee-Kit Looi
National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Chee-Kit Looi is a professor of education in the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He was the founding head at the Learning Sciences Lab, Singapore, from 2004 to 2008, the first research centre devoted to the study of the sciences of learning in the Asia-Pacific region. His research interests include mobile and ubiquitous technologies, and computer-supported collaborative le...Show More
Chee-Kit Looi is a professor of education in the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He was the founding head at the Learning Sciences Lab, Singapore, from 2004 to 2008, the first research centre devoted to the study of the sciences of learning in the Asia-Pacific region. His research interests include mobile and ubiquitous technologies, and computer-supported collaborative le...View more
Author image of Daner Sun
National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Daner Sun is a research fellow in the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Her research interests include ICT-supported science learning, science curriculum design and development and science teacher education. She serves as a reviewer of journals in science education and educational technology.
Daner Sun is a research fellow in the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Her research interests include ICT-supported science learning, science curriculum design and development and science teacher education. She serves as a reviewer of journals in science education and educational technology.View more
Author image of Wenting Xie
National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Wenting Xie is a research assistant in the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University. Her research interests include second language acquisition, computer-assisted language learning, computer-supported collaborative learning, and mobile learning.
Wenting Xie is a research assistant in the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University. Her research interests include second language acquisition, computer-assisted language learning, computer-supported collaborative learning, and mobile learning.View more

Author image of Chee-Kit Looi
National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Chee-Kit Looi is a professor of education in the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He was the founding head at the Learning Sciences Lab, Singapore, from 2004 to 2008, the first research centre devoted to the study of the sciences of learning in the Asia-Pacific region. His research interests include mobile and ubiquitous technologies, and computer-supported collaborative learning. He serves on the editorial boards of the IEEE Transactions in Learning Technologies , International Journal of AI in Education, International Journal of CSCL, and Journal of the Learning Sciences.
Chee-Kit Looi is a professor of education in the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He was the founding head at the Learning Sciences Lab, Singapore, from 2004 to 2008, the first research centre devoted to the study of the sciences of learning in the Asia-Pacific region. His research interests include mobile and ubiquitous technologies, and computer-supported collaborative learning. He serves on the editorial boards of the IEEE Transactions in Learning Technologies , International Journal of AI in Education, International Journal of CSCL, and Journal of the Learning Sciences.View more
Author image of Daner Sun
National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Daner Sun is a research fellow in the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Her research interests include ICT-supported science learning, science curriculum design and development and science teacher education. She serves as a reviewer of journals in science education and educational technology.
Daner Sun is a research fellow in the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Her research interests include ICT-supported science learning, science curriculum design and development and science teacher education. She serves as a reviewer of journals in science education and educational technology.View more
Author image of Wenting Xie
National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Wenting Xie is a research assistant in the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University. Her research interests include second language acquisition, computer-assisted language learning, computer-supported collaborative learning, and mobile learning.
Wenting Xie is a research assistant in the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University. Her research interests include second language acquisition, computer-assisted language learning, computer-supported collaborative learning, and mobile learning.View more

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