The Development and Experiment of Outdoor Inquiry-Based Mobile Learning Management System with RFID and Hand-held Device

• Main Authors: Chou, Kuan-Chih, 周冠至
• Other Authors: Lai, Ah-Fur
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/38451120787749072403

碩士 === 臺北市立教育大學 === 資訊科學系碩士班 === 98 === The purpose of this study is to develop a web-based ubiquitous learning management system with integrating RFID technology and hand-held device (PDA), and to conduct a ubiquitous learning experiment. This system can be used for mobile navigation, mobile test and inquiry-based outdoor learning activities. In order to design this system, this study adopted the waterfall model and UML to develop the framework and all of system modules. The system consists of the front end subsystem and back end subsystem. The front end subsystem designed by C# offers the whole inquiry-based learning activities outdoors for the learners and the teachers with PDA. On the other hand, the back end subsystem implemented by PHP can be used for the teachers to manage mobile learning activities and to monitor the student’s learning process. In order to verify the effect of inquiry-based outdoor mobile learning under this system, this study conducted a learning experiment at Taipei city, and the subjects are sixty-seven fifth grade students from four classes. The learning unit in this experiment is the herb plant which is a school-based curriculum in this experimental school. Before experiment, this study employed RFID tag to deploy the context awareness environment at the herb plant garden. The students use PDA to explore the herb plant and to complete the on-line worksheet corporately. The subjects took the herb plant achievement test and learning attitude inventory before and after experiment. After experiment, the participants evaluate the system suitability and learning method by filling the system evaluation questionnaire. This study also employed the teachers of the elementary school to assess the system functions and suitability. The research results are depicted as follows: (1) The learning achievement effect of medicine effect of the herb plants is significant and posttest score is higher than the pretest. The total score of posttest is significantly higher than the pretest as well. Nevertheless, the learning achievement effect of features of the herb plants is insignificant. (2) The learning attitudes towards the herb plant are enhanced and the post score of learning attitudes is higher than the pretest. (3) The results of system evaluation reveal that the students shows positive appraisal towards the system and mobile learning. The teachers agree that the system can promote the learners’ learning attitudes and it can help the instructor to manage the inquiry-based outdoor learning activities easily.