Treffer: Evaluation of a hands-on approach to learning mobile and embedded programming

Title:
Evaluation of a hands-on approach to learning mobile and embedded programming
Authors:
SHRESTHA, Sujan, MOORE, John, ABDELNOUR NOCERA, Jose
Source:
International journal of mobile learning and organisation (Print). 5(3-4):327-344
Publisher Information:
Genève: Inderscience Publishers, 2011.
Publication Year:
2011
Physical Description:
print, 2 p.1/4
Original Material:
INIST-CNRS
Subject Terms:
Telecommunications, Télécommunications, Sciences exactes et technologie, Exact sciences and technology, Sciences appliquees, Applied sciences, Informatique; automatique theorique; systemes, Computer science; control theory; systems, Intelligence artificielle, Artificial intelligence, Apprentissage et systèmes adaptatifs, Learning and adaptive systems, Telecommunications et theorie de l'information, Telecommunications and information theory, Télécommunications, Telecommunications, Réseaux téléinformatiques. Rnis, Teleprocessing networks. Isdn, Divers, Miscellaneous, Analyse donnée, Data analysis, Análisis datos, Appareil lecture, Reading device, Aparato lectura, Appareil portatif, Portable equipment, Aparato portátil, Apprentissage, Learning, Aprendizaje, Communication service mobile, Mobile communication, Diminution coût, Cost lowering, Reducción costes, Hors ligne, Off line, Fuera linea, Informatique mobile, Mobile computing, Logiciel libre, Open source software, Software libre, Méthode mixte, Mixed method, Método mixto, Salle cours, Classroom, Aula clase, Télécommunication sans fil, Wireless telecommunication, Telecomunicación sin hilo, Téléenseignement, Remote teaching, Teleensenanza, FOSS, MAD, Nanonote, Packedobjects, Wikireader, copyleft hardware, embedded programming, free and open, learning programming, mobile application development, mobile usability, offline mobile learning, open-source hardware, source software
Document Type:
Fachzeitschrift Article
File Description:
text
Language:
English
Author Affiliations:
School of Computing and Technology, University of West London, St Mary's Road, Ealing, London, W5 5RF, United Kingdom
ISSN:
1746-725X
Access URL:
http://pascal-francis.inist.fr/vibad/index.php?action=search&terms=25615835
Rights:
Copyright 2015 INIST-CNRS
CC BY 4.0
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Notes:
Computer science; theoretical automation; systems

Telecommunications and information theory
Accession Number:
edscal.25615835
Database:
PASCAL Archive

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Teaching and learning programming with a traditional classroom/ lab-based approach is challenging. Students often struggle to learn program due to lack of extensive hands-on practice and sufficient time to become familiar with programming concept. In this paper we report on an action research study of students' exploration and use of previously unexplored low-cost open-source mobile devices for learning programming. The study was conducted over a period of 14 weeks in University of West London, UK, with the postgraduate students studying Mobile Application Development (MAD) module which is a part of the MSc Network and Mobile Computing course. We introduced the Wikireader, a handheld reading device, and Nanonote, a lightweight pocket computer. In this study, we used mixed methods research methodology and data analysis was guided by the Framework for the Rational Analysis of Mobile Education (FRAME) model. The results of our evaluations indicate open-source devices have potential to enhance motivation to learn programming without being restricted to the limited practical sessions in the university lab and also facilitate offline reading.