A Long-Term Experiment to Investigate the Relationships between High School Students' Perceptions of Mobile Learning and Peer Interaction and Higher-Order Thinking Tendencies
ARTICLE
Gwo-Jen Hwang, Chiu-Lin Lai, Jyh-Chong Liang, Hui-Chun Chu, Chin-Chung Tsai
Educational Technology Research and Development Volume 66, Number 1, ISSN 1042-1629
Abstract
In this study, a one-year program was conducted to investigate the relationships between students' perceptions of mobile learning and their tendencies of peer interaction and higher-order thinking in issue-based mobile learning activities. To achieve the research objective, a survey consisting of eight scales, namely, usability, continuity, adaptive content, collaboration, communication, problem-solving, critical thinking and creativity, was developed. A total of 658 students from 38 high schools in Taiwan filled in the questionnaire after experiencing issue-based mobile learning activities. From the exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, it was found that the questionnaire had high reliability and validity. The structural equation model further revealed that the provision of adaptive content in the mobile learning had positive impacts on the students' tendency to interact with peers (i.e., collaboration and communication), which further affected their tendency to engage in higher-order thinking (i.e., problem-solving, critical thinking, and creativity). The findings of this study provide a good reference for researchers and school teachers who intend to promote mobile learning in school settings.
Citation
Hwang, G.J., Lai, C.L., Liang, J.C., Chu, H.C. & Tsai, C.C. (2018). A Long-Term Experiment to Investigate the Relationships between High School Students' Perceptions of Mobile Learning and Peer Interaction and Higher-Order Thinking Tendencies. Educational Technology Research and Development, 66(1), 75-93. Retrieved March 19, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/190103/.
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Keywords
- Communication (Thought Transfer)
- Cooperation
- Correlation
- Course Content
- creativity
- Critical Thinking
- electronic learning
- Factor Analysis
- Foreign Countries
- High School Students
- Peer Relationship
- problem solving
- Questionnaires
- Structural Equation Models
- student attitudes
- Student Surveys
- thinking skills
- usability