Affordances of PDAs: Undergraduate Student Perceptions

dc.creator	Yanjie Song
dc.creator	Robert Fox
dc.date	2008-04-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:13:56Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:13:56Z
dc.identifier	1948-075X
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/d38ae8767ddd49628d0a9b101e6c5b58
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/16441
dc.description	This paper reports on an empirical study of undergraduate students’ exploration and use of PDAs for educational purposes over a period of six months. In previous studies, educational applications of PDAs have focused mainly on exploring designed research or experiments, in which students have used this technology for prescribed learning tasks. Students have fewer opportunities to explore how PDAs can be used effectively for general educational and study purposes. How students perceive and use PDAs on their own is not well understood. This study explores student understandings and use of PDAs to support their academic studies at a university. It investigates students’ free exploration and use of PDAs for various educational purposes through applying rich, descriptive qualitative research methodology. Two cases are reported in this study. Data collection methods included: interviews with students, a review of student artifacts created using the PDA, student electronic journals and observation of student PDA uses. Seven emerging categories of PDA affordances were identified. They include: multimedia collection, multimedia access, communication, scheduling, data processing , connectivity and representation. Each category is presented both at rich descriptive and interpretive levels. I mplications regarding findings are explored.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Kent State University
dc.relation	http://www.rcetj.org/index.php/rcetj/article/view/35/42
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1948-075X
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND
dc.source	Journal of the Research Center for Educational Technology, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 19-38 (2008)
dc.subject	mobile learning
dc.subject	PDA
dc.subject	student perceptions
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Affordances of PDAs: Undergraduate Student Perceptions
dc.type	article