An Empirical Research on the Use of Mobile Phones to Support Students’ Mathematics Learning
Keywords:
m-learning; self-study; mobile learning; mathematicsAbstract
This paper presents some empirical findings on the use of
mobile phones to support students’ mathematics learning in some
Vietnamese schools, specifically for facilitating self-study among
students. An empirical research was carried out aimed at investigating
the mobile phone as a portable learning device in the high school
mathematics classrooms. It also finds out how the potentials and
functionality of the mobile phones can be effectively used and facilitated
in educational settings. A web-based learning model was proposed to
assist K-12 students to learn mathematics beyond the activities in the
classroom. The research also shows that mobile web-based content
provides students with opportunity to learn at their own pace, to learn
in accordance with their preferences, and to guide them self-study at
home.
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