Mobile Applications within Education: An Overview of Application Paradigms in Specific Categories

Abstract

M-learning has the potential to take education out of classroom boundaries. Based on the device used, any student/learner can access a vast area of content. Varying from podcasts to videos, participate in virtual lessons or just ask a mentor over the net directly for answers to his problems. These new technological capabilities create demand for rethinking pedagogy and school system education. For that reason our examples of mobile applications within education (formal/informal) been made in correlation with technology. Usability details for each app are being discussed through the ISO9241 part11 standard. While describing current trends by taking in consideration curriculum prescribed directions and differentiated instruction’s theoretical suggestions.

Use of Integrated Mobile Application With Realistic Mathematics Education: A Study to Develop Elementary Students’ Creative Thinking Ability

“…This means that the activities of students in participating in learning mathematics with the mobile application based on RME developed have increased and active students. The mobile application is a technology that can be of use within education [16] and can increase their creative thinking skills [23].…”

“…Because, in principle, mobile learning can facilitate the characteristics of students at the elementary school level, which according to Piaget is included in the concrete operational stage [15]. Mobile learning offers one of the easiest and fastest ways to bring education to the students [16]. Of course, the mobile application must be able to facilitate the CTA of these students.…”

“…One approach to learning mathematics that is suitable to be applied in elementary schools is realistic mathematics learning or known as Realistic Mathematics Education (RME), which was developed in the 1970s by Hans Freudenthal in the Netherlands. Mathematics is that human activity is the central concept carried in the learning of RME [17], [18]. RME helps bridge mathematical concepts with real-life situations.…”

Development of Learning Everywhere Class (LEKAS) Platform for Economic Education

“…Aspects that encourage the growth of online-based learning include the need for distance learning that is easy, comfortable and effective to use anywhere, anytime and by anyone without being limited by gender and age [19][27] as well as wide open access both in formal and informal education [28] especially in the current pandemic era, where online learning is required.…”

“…Some of the features that are very helpful in mobile learning include reminders, free settings for profiles, progress reports and download options for offline access that can allow students to be able to study material in minimal conditions even without a network [23][27] . The limitations faced by online learning are constraints on network access, the absence of gadgets, operational capabilities and limited physical interaction between students and educators [28]. Another challenge faced by mobile learning implementers and developers is balancing internal interests, related to the development of work, and external interests related to the context and the urgency of this development [18].…”