In the frame of the project the partner started a survey asking the project’s target group about the practical use of multiple devices in technology enhanced learning.
For this reason, three different micro-apps have been created and people were asked to test them using various devices and to give a feedback in a questionnaire (closed questions using a Likert Scale and open answers).
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Here are screenshots of the three apps (you may enlarge by clicking in the image).
The first responses are available now after the Christmas Holidays and the answers – mainly given to the open questions – are quite interesting.
While the responses from laptop users are positive, smartphone users are relatively dissatisfied.
Here is some feedback concerning smartphones (addressing screen size and overall usability):
- It’s too small – you hardly can read the text. Entering a text is a torture!
- You cannot work specifically on the smartphone.
- A screen size of 24 inches is a basic requirement to be able to work quickly and specifically.
Comment: Addresses the virtual lab - For applications like this the sceen of a standard smartphone is too small. Besides this, entering text without a physical keyboard is unsatisfying.
- An exact representation on the screen is necessary for this exercise.
Comment: Addresses the virtual lab - This demo was shown differently than it was on my iPad mini (now I’ve used an iPhone Pro max)
- Not suitable for effective work.
We will continue this survey for the next three weeks and in February we will publish the results.
By the way – obviously this is one of the first study dealing with multiple devices in context with multimedia-based and interactive learning content.
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