Mobile computing device as tools for college student education: a case on flashcards application

Congying Kang

doi:10.1117/12.966804

8 June 2012 Mobile computing device as tools for college student education: a case on flashcards application

Congying Kang

Proceedings Volume 8334, Fourth International Conference on Digital Image Processing (ICDIP 2012); 83343P (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.966804
Event: Fourth International Conference on Digital Image Processing (ICDIP 2012), 2012, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Abstract

Traditionally, college students always use flash cards as a tool to remember massive knowledge, such as nomenclature, structures, and reactions in chemistry. Educational and information technology have enabled flashcards viewed on computers, like Slides and PowerPoint, works as tunnels of drilling and feedback for the learners. The current generation of students is more capable of information technology and mobile computing devices. For example, they use their Mobile phones much more intensively everyday day. Trends of using Mobile phone as an educational tool is analyzed and a educational technology initiative is proposed, which use Mobile phone flash cards applications to help students learn biology and chemistry. Experiments show that users responded positively to these mobile flash cards.

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Congying Kang "Mobile computing device as tools for college student education: a case on flashcards application", Proc. SPIE 8334, Fourth International Conference on Digital Image Processing (ICDIP 2012), 83343P (8 June 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.966804

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