ERIC Number: EJ1046244
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
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A Context-Aware Ubiquitous Learning Approach for Providing Instant Learning Support in Personal Computer Assembly Activities
Hsu, Ching-Kun; Hwang, Gwo-Jen
Interactive Learning Environments, v22 n6 p687-703 2014
Personal computer assembly courses have been recognized as being essential in helping students understand computer structure as well as the functionality of each computer component. In this study, a context-aware ubiquitous learning approach is proposed for providing instant assistance to individual students in the learning activity of a computer-assembly course. In addition to comparing the learning achievements and learning satisfaction of the students who learned with context-aware ubiquitous learning and conventional technology-enhanced instruction, the computer-assembling performance, cognitive load, learning perceptions, as well as the learning attitudes of the students are also discussed. It was found that those students utilizing context-aware ubiquitous learning achieved better effects than those with conventional technology-enhanced learning. Moreover, with context-aware ubiquitous learning, the field-independent students presented higher acceptance of cognitive load, and more positive learning experience, learning perceptions, learning satisfaction, and learning attitudes than the field-dependent students.
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Teaching Methods, Academic Achievement, Satisfaction, Student Attitudes, Context Effect, Cognitive Style, Foreign Countries, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education, Secondary School Students, Vocational Education, Pretests Posttests, Questionnaires, Difficulty Level, Likert Scales, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Computer Literacy
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
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