AlSugair, Balsam; Hopkins, Gail; FitzGerald, Elizabeth and Brailsford, Tim
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| URL: | http://www.qscience.com/toc/qproc/2013/3 |
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| DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Link: | https://doi.org/10.5339/qproc.2013.mlearn.12 |
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Abstract
This paper describes the design and initial testing of AnswerPro, a mobile academic peer support system for UK Key Stage 3 and 4 pupils (11-16 year olds). AnswerPro is a web application that enables pupils to seek support from their knowledgeable peers on various subjects. This paper correlates the findings from a previous requirements-gathering exercise, and from research into academic motivation, to propose design elements embedded within AnswerPro. A pilot study was conducted with 7 school pupils over 3 weeks. Participants then engaged in a focus group which discussed their experience using AnswerPro and the motivational elements embedded within it. Findings from their use of AnswerPro, and from the subsequent discussion, highlighted some problems with the embedded motivational features. As a result, suggestions for potential solutions and their merits are proposed for the next version of AnswerPro.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item |
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| Copyright Holders: | 2013 The Authors |
| Keywords: | Motivation, peer learning, peer support, design. |
| Academic Unit/School: | Learning and Teaching Innovation (LTI) > Institute of Educational Technology (IET) Learning and Teaching Innovation (LTI) |
| Research Group: | Centre for Research in Education and Educational Technology (CREET) |
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| Item ID: | 38844 |
| Depositing User: | Elizabeth FitzGerald |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Oct 2013 09:32 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2018 02:09 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/38844 |
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