RE PRESENTATION-HOW SMART PHONES CAN BE USED AS EDUCATIONAL TOOLS1J Group 1

Benjamin Chan (1) (Group Leader)

Joshua Chan (2)

Daniel Tan (3)

Darrell koh (4)

Darryl Shya (5)

CONTENTS

Objective Methodology Demographics of Respondents Survey Results and Analysis Interview Analysis Discussion Application Limitations and Extensions Conclusion acknowledgements

OBJECTIVE

To find out how smartphones can be used as educational tools

METHODOLOGY

We used the following methods of gathering data: Online articles Survey questionnaire with 20 students Interview with Mr. Jerome Lo and Ms Jane Tan of the

Raffles Institution Education Technology Department We choose Mr. Lo as he had experience in both education

and technology, which were the two main areas we were focusing on.

DEMOGRAPHICS OF RESPONDENTSAge No. of

respondents% of respondents

12 4 20

13 13 65

14 1 5

15 0 0

16 1 5

blank 1 5

total 20 100

Year No. of respondents

% of respondents

1 17 85

2 1 5

3 0 0

4 1 5

blank 1 5

total 20 100

In terms of age

In terms of year

SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE – RESULTS AND ANALYSIS

We will take a look at some important questions: Question 5 Question 7 Question 10

QUESTION 5Which function do you use the most in smart phones?

From these results, we can see that many students use their smart phone for gaming. This may affect the way which students think of smart phones being used as educational tools as most of them would not use the educative functions of the smart phone but rather play games.

Gaming Communcating via SMS, Calls

Education internet access0

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QUESTION 7Do you think the use of smart phones as educational tools will

affect your performance in tests negatively?

From these results, we can see that people have mixed reactions if smart phones were used as educational tools. This may cause smart phones to be unpopular as many respondents feel that the use of smart phones as educational tools will affect their performance in tests negatively.

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QUESTION 10Overall, smartphones have benefitted you as a student

From these results, we can see that smart phones have not really affected students in any way. However, a third of the respondents agree that smart phones have benefitted them. By thinking of a smart phone positively, people are likely to accept them as education tools.

positively negatively no change0

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INTERVIEW ANALYSIS - ACCESSIBILITY

Can be used across the globe

Overseas learning trips

Flip through lesson note/ watch the lesson.

INTERVIEW ANALYSIS - CONTENT

Smartphone only enhances content More fun More exciting More engaging

Therefore requires good content.

INTERVIEW ANALYSIS – EDUCATIONAL APPS

Can be used to show models of molecules from all sides

Can show what cannot be done in real life Lets students try more different combination

Difficult to invent a one size fits all app Each student is different

INTERVIEW ANALYSIS - GAMING

Distraction/ addiction

Less focused on “educational tool”

Uses the smartphone for wrong reasons

INTERVIEW ANALYSIS

Not that easy to implement

Can have problems

Very effective if used correctly

APPLICATION

Smart phones have the potential to be educational tools, but it is limited

Students must put their trust into smart phones in order for it to be used as educational tools

Students must treat smart phones as educational tools in order for it to be fully utilized as educational

This information may be used in the future Help create educational smart phone or game for students

DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

The results of the research showed that most people view smartphones as gaming tools and platforms and not sources of education.Educative games more likely for masses

Our research shows that most people think a smart phone would help them focus during lessons. Contradiction with people finding that smart

phones would affect them negativelyCould be due to stereotyping of smart phones

DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS(CONT.)

Audience has to be surveyed first. Cannot be a general educational app, due to the

diversity of the population of students in schools. A teacher is still the most important element in

education.Smart phones acts as a tool, therefore, should not

be held as the be-all and end-all of education but as enrichment.

LIMITATIONS AND EXTENSIONS

Limitations : Sec 1s did not know how to incorporate smart phones

into their education and thought of them as mobile arcades.

Most of survey respondents were Sec 1Survey results could be skewed

Students could have been confused whether smart phones were affecting them negativelyOther factors could be involved.

LIMITATIONS AND EXTENSIONS (CONT.)

Extensions : Interviewed a bigger group of students

Get a bigger variety of survey results Use the information gathered to develop educative

smart phone applications

CONCLUSIONS

Smart phones can be used as educational tools However, their use is not direct, but rather as a vehicle to

present content in a fun and exciting manner that attracts people to it.

It does not matter how good the smart phone is at the end, it is about the quality of the content. The smart phone just acts as a way to convey the content to an audience.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Mr. Julian Azfar Dr. Raphael Mr. Jerome Lo Ms. Jane Tan Survey respondents Anyone else who helped us in one way or the other