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Direct linkGlenn Stockwell; Yijen Wang – Educational Technology & Society, 2024
With mobile phones now in the hands of virtually all of our learners, it is becoming increasingly more difficult to imagine environments that do not include learning through mobile devices in even some small capacity. The interest in mobile learning is reflected in the enormous number of publications which have appeared over the past 10 to 15…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Second Language Learning, Educational Technology
Goodwin, Bryan – Educational Leadership, 2015
In this article, Bryan Goodwin delves into the reason behind addictive use of smartphones, tablets, netbooks, and e-readers, and considers whether introducing them into classrooms will help or hinder learning.
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration, Instructional Effectiveness
Lockley, Thomas – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2013
The seeming dearth of computer literacy skills amongst Japanese university students has caused much academic interest recently (see for example Lockley, "JALT CALL J," 7(1):93-103, 2011a; Williams, "Stud Humanit Cult," 14:78-91, 2011; Taynton, "Teach English Technol," 12(1):3-19, 2012). One thing all these studies…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Technological Literacy
Synnott, C. Kevin – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2015
The author examined the literature regarding college students' use of smartphones during class time. Findings included the following: Students believe they are capable of multitasking with smartphones, but they are not and earn lower grades as a result; students misperceive that their peers use smartphones during class time more than they do to…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education, College Students
Download full textWhat Works Clearinghouse, 2014
The 2014 study, "Conceptualizing Astronomical Scale: Virtual Simulations on Handheld Tablet Computers Reverse Misconceptions," examined the effects of using the true-to-scale (TTS) display mode versus the orrery display mode in the iPad's Solar Walk software application on students' knowledge of the Earth's place in the solar system. The…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Science Instruction, Computer Simulation, Handheld Devices
