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Microcosmos® 3.0 Perception of Teachers in Outdoor Hybrid Playing Based on Mobile Learning for Natural Sciences

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Games and Learning Alliance (GALA 2022)

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Mobile learning (mlearning) is a potential option in the teaching process of Natural Sciences. Therefore, the aim of this research is to analyze the perception of high school teachers on the potential integration of mobile learning based on the use of Microcosmos® 3.0. The results show that teachers are highly interested in mobile learning, partially know how to use it, despite access limitations, and are positively willing to train and participate in this new learning methodology. They admit that there are benefits of Microcosmos® 3.0 for learning Natural Sciences, especially chemistry, biology, entomology and anatomy; however, they accept that the challenges are somehow difficult, but can be improved by its constant use. Likewise, they admit a high level of satisfaction and usefulness for the reinforcement of contents and that continuity in the coming years will depend on the fulfillment of some of the suggestions made. Future studies will seek a more exhaustive follow-up and will include students as part of the sample.

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  1. Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Ecuador Ladrón de Guevara E11-25, Ave., Quito, Ecuador

    Roberto Vallejo-Imbaquingo

  2. Unidad Educativa Particular La Asunción, Rio Orinoco St., Cuenca, Ecuador

    Silvia Ortiz

  3. Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Elia Liut and Vieja St., Cuenca, Ecuador

    Angel Torres-Toukoumidis

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  1. Tampere University, Tampere, Finland

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  2. Tampere University, Tampere, Finland

    Koskinen Antti

  3. Center for Advanced Pathogen Threat Response and Simulation, Austin, TX, USA

    Francesca de Rosa

  4. Tampere University, Tampere, Finland

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  5. Pädagogische Hochschule St.Gallen, St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland

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Vallejo-Imbaquingo, R., Ortiz, S., Torres-Toukoumidis, A. (2022). Microcosmos® 3.0 Perception of Teachers in Outdoor Hybrid Playing Based on Mobile Learning for Natural Sciences. In: Kiili, K., Antti, K., de Rosa, F., Dindar, M., Kickmeier-Rust, M., Bellotti, F. (eds) Games and Learning Alliance. GALA 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13647. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22124-8_8

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