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Publication Date: 2019-Aug
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Learning with Mobile Devices: A Comparison of Four Mobile Learning Pilots in Africa
South African Journal of Education, v39 n3 Article 1656 Aug 2019
This paper compares the mixed-methods evaluation findings of the ukuFUNda Virtual School (UVS) with evaluations of three different mobile learning (m-learning) programmes in Africa: the information and communication technologies for rural education (ICT4RED); the Kenya Primary Math and Reading (PRIMR) study and the Nokia Mobile Mathematics (MoMath) evaluation. The comparison applies a conceptual model based on m-learning affordances and configurations (Strigel & Pouezevara, 2012), as well as on uptake, use, and responses by program beneficiaries; and on stakeholder learning. The findings show varied successes across all four programs and highlight important lessons for stakeholders with particular reference to scaling up of m-learning interventions in an African context.
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Educational Technology, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education, Teaching Methods, Rural Schools, Mathematics Instruction, Reading Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries
Education Association of South Africa. University of Pretoria, Centre for the Study of Resilience, Level 3, Groenkloof Student Centre, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, George Storrar Road and Lleyds Street, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. Web site: http://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za/index.php/saje/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Africa; Kenya; South Africa
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