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English outside the academic sphere: A mobile‐based context‐aware comparison study on collaborative and individual learning
Author(s) -
Lin ChihChung,
Barrett Neil E.,
Liu GiZen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of computer assisted learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.583
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2729
pISSN - 0266-4909
DOI - 10.1111/jcal.12514
Subject(s) - collaborative learning , educational technology , cooperative learning , usability , context (archaeology) , active listening , reading (process) , psychology , mathematics education , m learning , computer science , mobile device , multimedia , teaching method , human–computer interaction , world wide web , linguistics , communication , paleontology , philosophy , biology
Context‐aware ubiquitous learning (CAUL) technology provides language learners with interactive learning environments and has been found to increase learning effectiveness and self‐efficacy due to student interaction, discussion and evaluation of the entire learning process. This study used a mobile‐based ubiquitous learning system combined with a collaborative learning approach to develop Fitness‐specific English listening and reading, and fitness knowledge. The researchers recruited two groups of participants, an individual learning group ( N = 31) and a collaborative learning group ( N = 30), and evaluated their learning performance via pre‐and post‐tests. In addition, a questionnaire explored the perceived usefulness, usability, follow‐up intention of using the system and self‐efficacy regarding fitness‐specific English. The results show that both groups improved fitness‐specific English in terms of listening and reading comprehension. Moreover, collaborative learning was found to facilitate fitness‐specific knowledge, and those in the collaborative learning group improved their self‐efficacy more than those in the individual learning group.