A Case Study of Student’s Attitude Towards the Adoption of Educational Apps and Mobilization as Teaching and Learning Tools at a Historical Black College (HBCU) in the Southeastern Part of the United States
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Pramod Jasti, Albertha Lawson, Moustapha Diack, Southern University And A&M College, United States ; Ferial Khaddage, Deakin University Burwood Campus, Australia
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, in Las Vegas, NV, United States ISBN 978-1-939797-13-1 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA
Abstract
Mobile application is a software application designed to run on Smartphones. Because of the significant advancement in mobilization technology (use of mobile technology to deliver online learning using mobile devices), how these devices are perceived and accepted by students need to be better understood. Research in this pilot study investigated student’s attitude and reaction toward the adoption of mobilization technology in the classroom. The study first reviewed the current standards for designing quality educational application and the current practices. The study then researched current integration of mobile technology in the classroom. Special attention was given to the design quality of educational Apps used in the STEM Discipline and the perception students enrolled in science, mathematics and technology (STEM) programs view the use of mobile technology. Research in this study demonstrates that the attitudes of students towards mobile apps helps determines it value and contri
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Jasti, P., Lawson, A., Diack, M. & Khaddage, F. (2015). A Case Study of Student’s Attitude Towards the Adoption of Educational Apps and Mobilization as Teaching and Learning Tools at a Historical Black College (HBCU) in the Southeastern Part of the United States. In D. Rutledge & D. Slykhuis (Eds.), Proceedings of SITE 2015--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 1644-1649). Las Vegas, NV, United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 28, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/150219/.
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