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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Huang, Yueh-Min
• Chiu, Po-Sheng
• Liu, Tzu-Chien
• Chen, Tzung-Shi

Titel

The design and implementation of a meaningful learning-based evaluation method for ubiquitous learning

Ist Teil von

• Computers and education, 2011-12, Vol.57 (4), p.2291-2302

Ort / Verlag

Elsevier Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2011

Quelle

ERIC

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• If ubiquitous learning (u-learning) is to be effectively developed and feasibly applied to education, it is necessary to evaluate its effectiveness. Yet to achieve a sound evaluation, a particular paradigm must be employed to fit the problem domain. Toward this end, the authors of this study have adopted a meaningful learning paradigm. Meaningful learning is often regarded as the ultimate learning status for a learner, regardless of the learning environment. Interestingly, several characteristics of u-learning are also linked to attributes of meaningful learning. For example, both u-learning and meaningful learning emphasize the authentic and active of the learning activity. Therefore, it is important to investigate the applicability of a meaningful learning paradigm for evaluating the efficacy of u-learning. The method proposed here evaluates u-learning along both macro and micro aspects, and in an effort to make u-learning more sustainable. By employing a case study, we demonstrate the feasibility of our approach by showing the advantages and disadvantages that are common to both u-learning and meaningful learning. Moreover, we also provide suggestions for instructors and designers so that they can promote the quality of u-learning. ► We aim to design the model, procedures, and tools of meaningful learning-based evaluation method for u-learning. ► The evaluation method can reveal the advantages and disadvantages of both u-learning and meaningful learning characteristics. ► We evaluate two u-learning systems to realize this evaluation and its effectiveness.