Meeting the challenges in evaluating mobile learning: a 3-level evaluation framework

Vavoula, Giasemi and Sharples, Mike (2009). Meeting the challenges in evaluating mobile learning: a 3-level evaluation framework. International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 1(2) pp. 54–75.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4018/jmbl.2009040104

URL: http://www.open.ac.uk/personalpages/mike.sharples/...

Abstract

We propose six challenges in evaluating mobile learning: capturing and analyzing learning in context and across contexts, measuring mobile learning processes and outcomes, respecting learner/participant privacy, assessing mobile technology utility and usability, considering the wider organizational and socio-cultural context of learning, and assessing in/formality. A three-level framework for evaluating mobile learning is proposed, comprising a micro level concerned with usability, a meso level concerned with the learning experience, and a macro level concerned with integration within existing educational and organizational contexts. The article concludes with a discussion of how the framework meets the evaluation challenges and with suggestions for further extensions.

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  • 1941-8655
  • Keywords
  • ethics; evaluation framework; informality and formality of learning; learning context; learning outcomes; mobile learning evaluation; requirements for evaluation
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  • Institute of Educational Technology (IET)
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