Examining Preservice Teachers’ Criteria for Evaluating Educational Mobile Apps

• Published in: Journal of educational computing research Vol. 54; no. 8; pp. 1117 - 1141
• Main Authors: Baran, Evrim, Uygun, Erdem, Altan, Tugba
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2017
• Subjects: Case Studies; Computer Science Education; English (Second Language); Evaluation Criteria; Handheld Devices; Interviews; Preservice Teachers; Protocol Analysis; Qualitative Research; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Student Attitudes; Teacher Education Programs; Teaching Methods; Telecommunications; Undergraduate Students; Usability; usability testing; mobile apps; preservice teachers; mobile learning
• ISSN: 0735-6331; 1541-4140
• DOI: 10.1177/0735633116649376

Recent interest in integrating mobile apps into teaching will continue growing. There remains, however, a pressing need to develop methods and resources to support and educate preservice teachers about the use of these technologies. This case study aimed to examine preservice teachers’ criteria for...