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Assessing the Effectiveness of Mobile Learning in Large Hybrid/Blended Classrooms

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Hybrid Learning and Education (ICHL 2008)

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This article describes a method we created to evaluate the impact of mobile learning on a large hybrid/blended computer science classroom of 562 students (about 90% being online). The impact of the mLearning system and learning activities is evaluated through pre- and post-surveys and from four aspects: 1) if student enjoyed the learning experience, 2) how students feel about interacting with fellow learners, 3) how students felt about their relationship to their instructors in the mobile blended learning environment, and 4) mobile blended classroom’s effects on students’ study habits. Cluster analysis is used to measure the validity of the surveys we used in this evaluation study. The cluster analysis confirms the validity of the survey results and also corroborates the statistical evidence of mLearning’s positive influence on learning outcomes.

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  1. Educational Technology, San Diego State University,  

    Minjuan Wang & Daniel Novak

  2. E-Learning Lab, Shanghai Jiao Tong University,  

    Minjuan Wang & Ruimin Shen

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Joseph Fong Reggie Kwan Fu Lee Wang

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Wang, M., Novak, D., Shen, R. (2008). Assessing the Effectiveness of Mobile Learning in Large Hybrid/Blended Classrooms. In: Fong, J., Kwan, R., Wang, F.L. (eds) Hybrid Learning and Education. ICHL 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5169. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85170-7_27

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