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Chang, Ching-Wen; Farha, Nicholas – International Journal of Technology in Teaching and Learning, 2021
The focus of this study was to evaluate the use of the Blackboard™ App by students in traditional and online learning environments. The participants in this study were students in a first-year college orientation course, and undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in educational technology (EDT) courses, all at a 4-year public university in…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Integrated Learning Systems, College Freshmen, Undergraduate Students
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Chang, Jui-Hung; Chiu, Po-Sheng; Huang, Yueh-Min – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2018
With the advances in mobile network technology, the use of portable devices and mobile networks for learning is not limited by time and space. Such use, in combination with appropriate learning strategies, can achieve a better effect. Despite the effectiveness of mobile learning, students' learning direction, progress, and achievement may differ.…
Descriptors: Archives, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology
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Haghighi, Hamzeh; Jafarigohar, Manoochehr; Khoshsima, Hooshang; Vahdany, Fereidoon – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2019
With the emergence of innovative mobile-based tools, new opportunities have been made to enhance the quality of language learning. Keeping this in mind, the current study aimed to investigate the impact of a flipped classroom on enhancing EFL learners' pragmatic competence. To this end, 60 EFL learners from two universities in Iran were assigned…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Elfeky, Abdellah Ibrahim Mohammed; Masadeh, Thouqan Saleem Yakoub – International Journal of Higher Education, 2016
The present study aimed to examine the effect of Mobile Learning, which is a kind of E-learning that uses mobile devices, on the development of the academic achievement and conversational skills of English language specialty students at Najran University. The study used the quasi-experimental approach. Participants consisted of (50) students who…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Electronic Learning, Academic Achievement
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Anderson, Carrie L.; Miller, Brant G.; Eitel, Karla Bradley; Veletsianos, George; Eitel, Jan U. H.; Hougham, Robert J. – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2015
Environmental education authors have argued for cultivating a relationship with nature and the outdoors, and have urged parents to "unplug" their children from technology. In this perspective, technology is seen as curtailing ties to the environment and its use needs to be limited. In this paper, we consider the idea that while…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Field Instruction, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications
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Steegen, An; Hasendonckx, Femke; De Cock, Mieke – Review of International Geographical Education Online, 2018
It is well-known that misconceptions exist on a range of topics. The origin of these misconceptions can be very different, but some of them can be understood by students struggling with the application of physics concepts in real life situations or in the context of another school subject, e.g. geography. In this paper, different strategies to…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications
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Gwee, Susan; Toh-Heng, Hwee Leng – International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 2015
Video recording is increasingly used in higher education settings to help students develop their oral presentation skills. However, little is known about the effect of video review for bringing about better high school student outcomes in oral presentation in formal (classroom) and informal (out-of-classroom) settings. Using a quasi-experimental…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education, Oral Interpretation, Quasiexperimental Design
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Shadiev, Rustam; Hwang, Wu-Yuin; Huang, Yueh-Min; Liu, Tzu-Yu – Educational Technology & Society, 2015
We designed activities for learning English as a foreign language in a mobile learning environment with familiar authentic support for this study. Students learned at school and then applied their newly gained knowledge to solve daily life problems by first using a tablet to take pictures of objects they wished to learn about, then describing them…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Educational Technology, Telecommunications
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Awada, Ghada – Cogent Education, 2016
This article reports the results of an experimental study on the effectiveness of mobile technology (WhatsApp) in improving the critique writing skills of English as a Foreign Language learners and increasing their motivation for learning. The participants (n = 52) are Average-English proficient learners enrolled in two writing courses given at…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Handheld Devices, Writing Evaluation, Writing Improvement