Team-based mobile learning supported by an intelligent system: case study of STEM students

• Published in: Interactive learning environments Vol. 28; no. 5; pp. 543 - 559
• Main Authors: Zhu, Qiongli, Wang, Minjuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 03.07.2020; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Adaptive learning; Class Activities; Classrooms; Collaboration; College Students; Colleges & universities; Computer Assisted Instruction; Cooperative Learning; Curricula; Electronic Learning; Empirical analysis; English (Second Language); English Curriculum; Foreign Countries; Handheld Devices; immersive learning environment; Instructional Innovation; Integrated Learning Systems; Intelligence; Intelligent learning systems; interactive learning; interactive learning environment; Learner Engagement; Learning; Learning Activities; Learning Analytics; learning environments; Outcomes of Education; pedagogy for STEM students; Second Language Learning; STEM Education; STEM students; Student Attitudes; Student Experience; Students; teaching innovation; team-based mobile learning; Technical education; China
• ISSN: 1049-4820; 1744-5191
• DOI: 10.1080/10494820.2019.1696838

This paper presents an empirical study on the integration of an intelligent teaching system, Moso Teach (MT), into an English curriculum in a top-ranked four-year university in China. Data sources include the reports and analysis generated by the learning analytics tools in MT, a survey of students, final exam scores, and the instructor's observation of classroom activities. Findings suggest that an intelligent and adaptive learning platform coupled with well-designed team-based activities can indeed increase students' engagement in learning in a wide variety of activities and contexts, from personalized learning to team collaboration, and including classroom participation and asynchronous postings on a discussion forum. These findings are significant because Chinese universities tend to have large-size classes with few opportunities for interaction. Most importantly, this study reveals the impact of collaborative mobile learning on STEM students in both learning engagement and learning outcomes.