Mobile Learning and STEM Case Studies in Practice [Hardcover]

In recent years, there has been a renewed focus on STEM education in the United States, fueled by evidence that young learners competencies in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics are falling behind those of their global peers.

Scholars and practitioners are beginning to utilize the new pedagogical opportunities offered by mobile learning to improve the successes of teachers and K-12 students across STEM subjects. Mobile Learning and STEM: Case Studies in Practice is a comprehensive collection of case studies that explore mobile learnings support of STEM subjects and that utilize mobile technology to facilitate unique and effective K-12 teaching and learning experiences. In addition to its focus on STEM achievement for researchers, this volume is a resource for teachers working to implement mobile learning initiatives into their classrooms.

Mobile Learning and STEMalso includes research that is applicable to classrooms in nations around the world, where few students from underrepresented racial and socioeconomic backgrounds are entering into STEM jobs. Concluding with a summary of its research and its implications to future scholarship and practice, this book is a springboard for practitioners, specialists, higher education instructors, and researchers who want to establish better practices in schools and raise student achievement in STEM subjects.

Introductionby Helen Crompton and John Traxler

Chapter 1.Mobile Learning and STEM: First Experiences in a Senior High School in Ghana by Margarete Grimus and Martin Ebner

Chapter 2.Using the cameras on mobile phones, iPads and digital cameras to create animations in science teaching and learning by Jocelyn Wishart

Chapter 3.Evaluating the Use of Mobile Technology in Math Education: A Case Study by Christina Gitsaki and Matthew A. Rlc<