Designing a Groupware with Handheld Devices for Learning Mathematics

Author

Tao, Shu-Yuan ; Ho, Kuang-Wen ; Chung, Chen-Wei ; Liu, Baw-Jhiune ; Liu, Chen-Chung

Author_Institution

Yuan Ze Univ., Taoyuan

fYear

2008

fDate

23-26 March 2008

Firstpage

216

Lastpage

218

Abstract

This study proposed a groupware and a flow of learning activity to guide students in learning arithmetic word problem with handheld devices. Appropriating the concept of semi-situated learning which was aided by the 4-frame comic embedded into the PDA, this study expected the comic to play as a catalyst to trigger students in articulating some theme associated with the content of the 4-frame comic. The scenario and features of this groupware are presented in the paper and a preliminary study at an elementary school is also described and discussed.

Keywords

computer aided instruction; groupware; mathematics computing; 4-frame comic; PDA; elementary school; groupware design; handheld devices; learning activity; learning arithmetic word problem; mathematics learning; semisituated learning; Arithmetic; Collaborative software; Collaborative work; Computer science; Design engineering; Educational technology; Handheld computers; Mathematics; Personal digital assistants; Problem-solving; groupware with handheld device; semi-situated learing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless, Mobile, and Ubiquitous Technology in Education, 2008. WMUTE 2008. Fifth IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Beijing

Print_ISBN

0-7695-3108-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WMUTE.2008.23

Filename

4489823