5E instructional model structuring mobile app development mathematics lessons in five stages¶
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Description¶
The article uses the 5E instructional model (engagement, exploration, explanation, elaboration, evaluation) as the instructional design framework for mobile CT-integrated mathematics lessons. Each stage maps to app development activities: engagement reviews prior area knowledge and arouses interest in calculation games; exploration has students design game interfaces on paper; explanation asks students to explain designs; elaboration extends to complex cases like null values; evaluation involves testing games and reflecting. The article states the model 'could be suitable for the instructional design of primary school CT-integrated mathematics curriculum.'
Design Implications¶
Context¶
Requirements¶
- A teacher able to guide app development activities across all five stages
- A mobile app development platform such as App Inventor
Constraints¶
- Studied with primary five students in Hong Kong on the topic of area
Target Learners¶
- primary school students
Learning Goals¶
- mathematics knowledge (area)
- computational thinking
- problem-solving skills
Claims¶
Related Designs¶
- Mobile CT framework adapting Brennan and Resnick's CT framework for App Inventor-based mathematics learning
- 5E instructional model structure (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate) as the organizing lesson pattern
- 5E+IA instructional model with Concrete-Representational-Abstract progression
Examples¶
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Key Sources¶
- Fang, X., Ng, D. T. K., Tam, W. T., & Yuen, M. (2025). Design mobile computational thinking-integrated mathematics lessons based on the 5E instructional model for primary students. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-025-10513-x
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5E instructional model structuring mobile app development mathematics lessons in five stages |
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The article uses the 5E instructional model (engagement, exploration, explanation, elaboration, evaluation) as the instructional design framework for mobile CT-integrated mathematics lessons. |
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