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Title:
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LEARNING WITH SMARTPHONES: STUDENTS LIVED EXPERIENCE OF USING SMARTPHONES |
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Author(s):
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Nee Nee Chan, Alan Walker-Gleaves, Richard Remedios |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8939-81-6 |
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Editors:
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Inmaculada Arnedillo Sánchez and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2013 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Formal and Informal settings, Social-cultural contexts, Smartphone learning, hermeneutic phenomenology |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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163 |
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Last Page:
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167 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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With its wide-ranging applications and multiple features, the smartphone is propelling a new way of learning on the fly. Mobile learning is more than simply learning with certain types of digital technologies: through everyday practices of using the smartphone, learning can take place in formal and informal settings and in the boundary spaces in between. In this study, an interpretive research design is used to understand how young people in Malaysia use their smartphones for learning and to uncover the meaning of their lived experience. Applying the principles and practices of hermeneutic phenomenology, this study aims to gain access to a phenomenon that is often subconscious and to interpret the participants learning experiences. Twelve youths participated in three rounds of semi-structured interviews over a period of four months. Preliminary findings suggest that learning with smartphones is occurring more deeply and widely than perceived with participants having a nuanced view to the value of this learning. |
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