mobile student survey results
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The results of the survey Mobile devices in Language classroom from the point of view of learnersTRANSCRIPT
Research and evaluation project Mobile devices in Language Classroom: theory and practice :
student survey results
Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityFaculty of Foreign Languages and Area Studies
S.Titova, A.Avramenko © 2012
Mobile devices in learning foreign languages
http://titova.ffl.msu.ru/for-students-ml-survey.html
Participants: 230 students of the 2-4 years and graduates of MSUTime: September 2011 – March 2012
What mobile devices do you have?
Smartphone
Tablet
МР3
eReader
Telephone
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
What phone options do you use?
SMS
Internet
Digital cam
Apps
Calendar
Player
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120%
Listening
Planning
Writing
Access to resources
What do you use mobile devices for?
Internet Access
Database
Multimedia
Reading texts
Games
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120%
How often do you employ mobile devices in class and outside the class?
Everyday78%!
!!
Twice a
week16%
Twice a month5%
Never1%
What tools and apps do you use outside the class?
Mobile dictionaries
Reference materials
Encyclopedias
Digital cam
Voice Recorder
Online exercises
Never use
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
What tools do you use in class?
Dictionaries
Reference materials
Presentations
Encyclopedias
Voice Recorder
Never use
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
What for do your teachers use mobile devices?
Communication outside the classroom
Multimеdia
Sharing materials
Voice recording
Online exercises
Never use
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
For teaching process or-ganisation
Where are mobile devices worth applying ?
Out-side the
class 16%
In class 7%
Both in
class and out-side the
class74%
Nowhere3%
How do you want to use mobile devices?
Communication and sharing materials
Course apps
Course syllabus with calendar
Podcasts and videocasts
Language Tasks
Assessement
I do not want them to be used
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Do you want to use mobile devices in your learning experience regularly?
YES84%
NO16%
Reports of the interviewed students
• Mobile devices are the best tools to be used for both autonomous and collaborative work
• The 21st century is the era of technology. We need m-learning!
• I used mobile devices everyday while studying in Germany
• Mobile devices do not replace a teacher but they provide an amazing visualization of learning process
• Mobile devices can simplify access to materials and improve academic interaction
Conclusions
Smart phone is the most convenient mobile device for learning
There is no need in expensive computer connected classrooms
Technologically and psychologically students are ready to use mobile devices and apps
Students more frequently use mobile devices outside the class on their own than in classroom work as an access to reference materials, as multimedia material playback and as a means of interaction
They very rarely use in class educational apps; they don't use mobile devices for production or for collaborative activities
Conclusions• Instructors unwillingly employ mobile
devices in their experience, don't guide the students through available educational apps
• The pressure towards the use of mobile devices is coming from students themselves
• it is a must to work out certain steps and strategies of mobile technologies implementation into traditional classroom to avoid undesirable consequences of mobile devices misuse in learning experience