Eliminating the Textbook: Learning Science with Cell Phones

Autor/in	Tessier, Jack T.
Titel	Eliminating the Textbook: Learning Science with Cell Phones
Quelle	In: Journal of College Science Teaching, 44 (2014) 2, S.46-51 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-231X
Schlagwörter	Science Instruction; Telecommunications; Handheld Devices; Teaching Methods; College Science; Comparative Analysis; Ecology; Textbooks; Scores; Science Tests; Science Achievement; Teacher Surveys; Teacher Attitudes; Technology Uses in Education; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Telekommunikationstechnik; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ökologie; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Lehrerverhalten; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen
Abstract	College faculty have myriad choices of resources for their students when designing courses. The rising prices of textbooks and the availability of cell phones with internet access open the question of using cell phones in the classroom. In this study, I compared student learning in an ecology course between a semester in which a textbook was used and a semester in which cell phones were used to access information. Student scores on quizzes and exams did not decrease without a textbook. In fact, some scores improved significantly. Students appreciated being able to use their cell phones and pointed out the economic and social benefits of using them instead of a textbook. The challenges posed by the elimination of the textbook are readily overcome and permit the benefits that are possible when teaching without a textbook. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10