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http://dx.doi.org/10.14697/jkase.2016.36.4.0519

The Effects of Small Group Learning Using Smart Devices in Science Classes  

Yun, Jeonghyun (Seoul National University)
Kang, Sukjin (Jeonju National University of Education)
Noh, Taehee (Seoul National University)
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Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education / v.36, no.4, 2016 , pp. 519-526 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the influences of small group learning using smart devices in science classes on students' achievement, learning motivation, attitude toward science lessons, and perception of small group learning using smart devices. Four 11th-grade classes (N=133) at a coed high school in Seoul were randomly assigned to a control group and a treatment group. The intervention of small group learning using smart devices emphasized collaborative writing on activity sheet. The students were taught about acid, base, and neutralization reaction for six class periods. After the instructions, an achievement test, the learning motivation test, the attitude toward science lessons test, and a questionnaire on the perception of small group learning using smart devices were administered. Two-way ANCOVA results revealed that there was a statistically significant interaction effect by their previous chemistry achievement in the achievement test scores. Only low-level students in small group learning using smart devices significantly improved their achievement probably by having the opportunities to get help from high-level students. The adjusted means of the treatment group were significantly higher than those of the control group in learning motivation and attitude toward science lessons. Students' perceptions of small group learning using smart devices tended to be positive. Educational implications of this study are discussed.
Keywords
smart devices; small group learning; achievement; learning motivation; attitude toward science lessons;
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