A Study of Mobile Learning in Writing －The Influence of Attitude and Effectiveness in Writingfor the Higher Grade of the Elementary School

• Main Authors: Ming-Chuan Yang, 楊明娟
• Other Authors: Ping-Feng Chao
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/qq4why

碩士 === 康寧大學 === 資訊傳播研究所 === 103 === This study explored the influence of mobile learning writing education on the efficiency of writing learning for the students in senior grade of elementary school. Combining with international network and studying platform, mobile devices can be a powerful tool for data collection, theme recording, and further opinion communication and composition review between educators and students. This work used experimental method, and the studying samples contained 59 students from two fifth grade classes in the elementary school from east district of Tainan city. The students were divided into experimental and control groups, which contain 30 and 29 students, respectively. The compositions include three different modes, e.g. applied genre (letter), exposition, and argument. Moreover, rating scale and writing attitude feedback scale were used to evaluate the efficiency of writing learning. Preliminary results indicate that it shows significantly positive relationship between the mobile learning writing education and the efficiency of writing learning in the rating scale of basic capability, structural organization, words and sentences, and content. Based on the advantages of mobile devices, including convenience of data collection, portability, and flexibility, mobile learning writing education can improve the inherent shortcomings of traditional writing education previously. Finally, we proposed some critical comments for the study of writing education combining with mobile devices in the future.