A Context-Aware Ubiquitous Learning Approach to Conducting Scientific Inquiry Activities in a Science Park

Autor/inn/en	Hwang, Gwo-Jen; Tsai, Chin-Chung; Chu, Hui-Chun; Kinshuk; Chen, Chieh-Yuan
Titel	A Context-Aware Ubiquitous Learning Approach to Conducting Scientific Inquiry Activities in a Science Park
Quelle	In: Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 28 (2012) 5, S.931-947 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1449-5554
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; Feedback (Response); Science Curriculum; Textbooks; Science Education; Inquiry; Foreign Countries; Educational Technology; Grade 5; Elementary School Students; Control Groups; Experimental Groups; Pretests Posttests; Questionnaires; Learning Activities; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Ausland; Unterrichtsmedien; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Fragebogen; Lernaktivität
Abstract	Fostering students' scientific inquiry competence has been recognised as being an important and challenging objective of science education. To strengthen the understanding of science theories or notations, researchers have suggested conducting some learning activities in the field via operating relevant devices. In a traditional infield scientific inquiry activity, the teacher usually lets the students operate the devices on their own after demonstrating the operational procedure. With such an approach, the students are likely to suspend the practice when they encounter problems; moreover, it is difficult for the students to connect what they have learned from the textbooks with the field practice. To deal with this problem, this study presents a context-aware ubiquitous learning system with sensing technology to detect and examine the real-world learning behaviours of students, such that personalised learning guidance and feedback can be provided; moreover, the students' experiences of operating those scientific devices, such as solar power equipment or the constellation simulators, can be conjunct to the knowledge learned from the textbooks. The experimental results from a science course of an elementary school show that this innovative approach is able to improve the learning achievements of students as well as enhance their learning motivation. (Contains 5 figures and 1 table.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Ascilite Secretariat, P.O. Box 44, Figtree, NSW, Australia. Tel: +61-8-9367-1133; e-mail: info@ascilite.org.au; Web site: http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10