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Mobile learning in museums: how mobile supports for learning influence student behavior

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Shannon Schmoll,

Brenna McNally,

Chris QuintanaAuthors Info & Claims

IDC '11: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children

Pages 21 - 28

https://doi.org/10.1145/1999030.1999033

Published: 20 June 2011 Publication History

Abstract

Nomadic scientific inquiry -- technology-supported authentic inquiry done on-the-go, across settings -- has the potential to engage students in learning new concepts and practicing essential science skills. We developed the Zydeco system to support nomadic inquiry in part through enabling the collection and annotation of multimodal data (photographs and audio notes). The system was designed to bridge school and museum contexts through project-based science inquiry. In this study, we explore how Zydeco influences student behavior and sensemaking in the museum. We compared the behaviors of middle-school students who used either Zydeco or paper worksheets to perform inquiry in a museum, and found that, while both the worksheets and the system engendered heads-down behavior, the Zydeco system increased active sociocultural engagement.

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Mobile learning in museums: how mobile supports for learning influence student behavior
1. Applied computing
  1. Education
    1. Computer-assisted instruction
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)

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IDC '11: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children

June 2011

275 pages

ISBN:9781450307512

DOI:10.1145/1999030

Conference Chairs:
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University of Illinois at Chicago
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Chris Quintana
University of Michigan
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