Adapting to Student Learning Styles: Using Cell Phone Technology in Undergraduate Science Instruction
Richard Pennington, Julia Paredes, Mai Yin Tsoi, Candace Timpte, Deborah Sauder, David Pursell
Students of science traditionally make 3x5 flash
cards to assist learning nomenclature, structures, and
reactions. Advances in educational technology have
enabled flashcards viewed on computers, offering an
endless array of drilling and feedback opportunities for
students. The current generation of students is less
inclined to use computers, but they use their cell phones
24 hours a day. This report outlines these trends and an
even more recent educational technology initiative, that
of using cell phone flash cards to help students learn
biology and chemistry nomenclature, structures, and
reactions. Students responded positively to cell phone
flash cards in a pilot study and a more detailed study is
planned for the coming year. Full Text
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