Learning and the use of smart phone devices : an experimental case study in a Gauteng secondary school

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this project was to investigate the prospects to advance and fast-track formallearning with the aid of smart phone technology, as learning should be reinforced throughvaried, pliable assets for engagement. The project's introduction clarifies more on this.Chapter two focuses on literature review. Previous studies which are related to the topic wereconsulted to acquaint the researcher with thoughts and sentiments relating to the use of smartmobile devices in advancing learning.Chapter three covers comprehension centred learning. It pays special attention to the theoriesof Barret and Bloom which are used as the framework for the experiment reported on in thenext chapters.Chapter four provides methodological background to the experiment. It describes the casestudy, curriculum correlation with smart phone functions, the organisation and analysis of thedata, ethical issues in qualitative interviewing, and limitations of the empirical study.Chapter five focuses on the experiment that was carried out to investigate the usefulness ofsmartphones to support and enhance formal comprehension strategies. Sub-types fromBarrett's five learning types and Bloom's cognitive dimensions of learning provide theinterpretive framework.Chapter six discusses the findings of the experiment based on written and oral responses byparticipants after conclusion of the experiment, as well as teacher observations.Finally, Chapter seven presents the conclusion and implications.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University