Examining Preservice Teachers' Criteria for Evaluating Educational Mobile Apps

Autor/inn/en	Baran, Evrim; Uygun, Erdem; Altan, Tugba
Titel	Examining Preservice Teachers' Criteria for Evaluating Educational Mobile Apps
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Computing Research, 54 (2017) 8, S.1117-1141 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0735-6331
DOI	10.1177/0735633116649376
Schlagwörter	Preservice Teachers; Student Attitudes; Teaching Methods; Usability; Telecommunications; Handheld Devices; Qualitative Research; Protocol Analysis; Evaluation Criteria; Interviews; Case Studies; Teacher Education Programs; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Computer Science Education; Undergraduate Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Telekommunikationstechnik; Qualitative Forschung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Computer science lessons; Informatikunterricht
Abstract	Recent interest in integrating mobile apps into teaching will continue growing. There remains, however, a pressing need to develop methods and resources to support and educate preservice teachers about the use of these technologies. This case study aimed to examine preservice teachers' criteria for evaluating educational mobile apps. Nineteen fourth-year preservice teachers, who studied math, science, English, and computer education at a public university, participated in the research. During the usability tests, the preservice teachers were asked to evaluate the affordances and limitations of selected educational mobile apps from their particular subject domains. Their interactions with and evaluations of the mobile apps were collected through think-aloud sessions and interviews. Qualitative analysis revealed preservice teachers' evaluation criteria in five categories such as pedagogy, technical usability, content, connectivity, and contextuality. The results point to recommendations for future research on evaluating the capabilities of existing mobile apps with key players such as in-service and preservice teachers. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01