Inquiry-based mobile learning environment with integrated curriculum¶
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Evidence · 2 claims (1 for, 1 mixed) · 1 study (1 causal),q2· 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study
Description¶
A one-class pilot learning environment in a Finnish lower secondary school combining inquiry-based learning with an integrated, multidisciplinary curriculum. Students "received personal tablet computers as their primary tool for school work", containing e-books, e-notebooks, and applications for mind mapping, instant messaging, and image and video editing. Learning projects revolved around one overarching theme covered in different subjects, such as a cross-curricular water-themed project in which students collected and analysed water samples and wrote reports. Teachers had opportunities to participate in professional training courses.
Design Implications¶
Context¶
Requirements¶
- Teachers need sufficient support on how to prepare for the shifted role mobile learning demands, per the article's discussion
Constraints¶
- The article states implementation was in many cases far from ideal, with teachers sometimes replicating ordinary classes and hardware and software problems occurring
Target Learners¶
- 7th grade students (aged 12–13) in lower secondary school
Learning Goals¶
- STEM domain interest development; inquiry skills; cross-curricular learning
Claims¶
- Students found the inquiry-based mobile learning environment interest-generating, citing integration, ease of use, learning outside the classroom, and collaboration, with no sign of a novelty effect wearing off [+W]
- Students' critical remarks identified pedagogical shortcomings and technological challenges, and the authors suggest implementation problems may explain the limited quantitative differences [~W]
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Key Sources¶
- Erkka Laine, Marjaana Veermans, Aleksi Lahti, Koen Veermans. (2017). Generation of student interest in an inquiry-based mobile learning environment. Frontline Learning Research Vol.5 No. 4 (2017) 42 - 60. https://doi.org/10.14786/flr.v5i4.306
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inquiry-mobile-integrated-curriculum-environment |
title |
Inquiry-based mobile learning environment with integrated curriculum |
description |
A one-class pilot learning environment in a Finnish lower secondary school combining inquiry-based learning with an integrated, multidisciplinary curriculum. |
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by process:settle-candidates on 2026-11-03 |
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1 — erkka-laine-2017 |
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