Title:
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MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES AND MOBILE ACTIVITIES USED BY PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS |
Author(s):
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Yusuf Yilmaz, Ercan Akpinar |
ISBN:
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978-972-8939-45-8 |
Editors:
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Inmaculada Arnedillo Sánchez and Pedro Isaías |
Year:
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2011 |
Edition:
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Single |
Keywords:
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Mobile Learning, Mobile Devices, Mobile Internet, Mobile Activities |
Type:
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Full Paper |
First Page:
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144 |
Last Page:
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150 |
Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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The aims of this research were to find out: (1) what kind of mobile devices prospective teachers have, (2) what kind of mobile activities prospective teachers use, and (3) what type of internet connection prospective teachers have. For this purpose, a questionnaire was developed in order to gather data from the prospective teachers to determine their mobile technologies and mobile activities. The study group in the research consisted of 131 prospective teachers. They were all voluntary participants from different grade levels in Computer Education and Instructional Technologies Department at the Faculty of Education at a university in Turkey. The results were discussed in the light of literature of mobile learning. |
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