An interactive concept map approach to supporting mobile learning activities for natural science courses

Computers and Education

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 2272-2280

  Hwang, Gwo Jen ^a   Wu, Po Han ^b   Ke, Hui Ru ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Concept map; Interactive learning environments; Mobile learning; Teaching learning strategies

Indexed keywords

CONCEPT MAPS; EFFECTIVE TOOL; ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS; INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT; LEARNING ATTITUDES; LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; MOBILE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION; MOBILE LEARNING; TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGIES;

NATURAL SCIENCES; USER INTERFACES; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

TEACHING;

EID: 79960673671     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2011.06.011     Document Type: Article

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