An Analysis of Digital Native Preferences for Design of Educational Mobile Applications: Mixed Design Research
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Doç. Dr. Gürol YOKUŞ Sinop Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Aytaç Karakaş Pamukkale Üniversitesi, Türkiye
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale (Diğer hakemli uluslarası dergilerde yayınlanan tam makale) | ||
| Dergi Adı | Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology | ||
| Dergi ISSN | 2146-7242 | ||
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | Journals Indexed in Eric | ||
| Makale Dili | İngilizce | Basım Tarihi | 10-2017 |
| Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa | 2017 / 0 / 222–232 | DOI | – |
| Makale Linki | http://www.tojet.net/special/2017_10_1.pdf | ||
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Eğitim Programları ve Öğretim
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| Özet |
| For the new generation, defined as digital native learners, mobile learning and mobile applications constitute a motivation source with no alternative. For individuals who know the language of information technology and the internet and communicate easily by this language, mobile learning has become a matter of concern as a new teaching method. As mobile learning becomes increasingly widespread and digital native learners want to utilize it in their learning, it is also important how mobile learning applications, directly related to mobile learning, should be designed. This study was conducted with digital native learners studying at undergraduate level in the Faculty of Education. The purpose of the study is to reveal the design preferences of digital native learners for educational mobile applications and to reach the principles and guidelines related to mobile designs in this concept. In this study, Sequential Exploratory Mixed Methods Research Design was used. Qualitative data were collected first, and then quantitative data to augment qualitative data in the design. The qualitative dimension of the study includes 10 digital native learners with maximum sample diversity while 285 digital native learners are included in the quantitative dimension with random sampling. Results of qualitative data analysis indicate that the most preferred, by digital native learners, mobile applications are educational applications followed by social media, entertainment and shopping applications. Digital native teacher candidates point out that they prefer to be provided mostly with “pleasant visual design, user friendly menu, rich content, fluency and speed” in the … |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Digital native learner | Educational mobile applications | Mobile app layout | Mobile application design | Mobile application interface |
