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- Title
VALORACIONES DEL PROFESORADO DEL ÁREA DE FRESNO (CALIFORNIA CENTRAL) SOBRE LA INFLUENCIA DE LA TECNOLOGÍA MÓVIL EN EL APRENDIZAJE DE SUS ESTUDIANTES.
- Authors
Navaridas, Fermín; Santiago, Raúl; Tourón, Javier
- Abstract
This paper presents the most relevant results of a study in which opinions of the teachers in the area of Fresno (Central California, USA) about the effects of the integration of mobile devices into the teaching-learning process. Among other objectives, this study has tried to analyze the influence of mobile learning over three very important learning factors: affective-emotional (motivation), ethic-social (social skills) and the cognitive one (cognitive skills). In order to carry out this study, a descriptive methodological approach was adopted, using the survey technique as the most adequate method to collect teachers' opinions in a relatively fast and precise way. Obtained results show a widespread agreement among teachers about the pedagogical potential of mobile devices as a tool to improve learning quality. In general terms, conclusions suggest an improvement in the students' interest on educational tasks, an increase during study activities, a better collaborative work, as well as an improvement of creativity and information acquisition.
- Subjects
FRESNO (Calif.); MOBILE learning; EDUCATIONAL technology; VIRTUAL classrooms; LEARNING
- Publication
Electronic Journal of Educational Research, Assessment & Evaluation / Revista Electrónica de Investigación y Evaluación Educativa, 2013, Vol 19, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
1134-4032
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7203/relieve.19.2.3047