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The mobile phone - a resource in schoolwork?
Kristianstad University, School of Teacher Education.
Kristianstad University, School of Teacher Education.
Kristianstad University, School of Teacher Education.
2012 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

The aim of this thesis was to investigate how students, teachers and special teachers use, or may want to use, mobile phones as a resource in everyday schoolwork. An analysis of the result was made base on two main theories. One i Säljös theory about the sociocultural perspective, where artefacts play an important part in the devolopment of human society. The other is Laurillardss thougts of social learning and the use of technology in teaching. The methods used were inquiries and semi-structured interwiews with individuals and groups. The result shows that students in compulsory school use the mobile phone as a calculator and för listening to music as a means to concentrate. Senior high school students use the mobile phone as a calculator, to seek information on the internet, and to communicate aboute schoolwork. The older the students, the more they appreciated the use of the mobile phones calendar and its reminder function. Both students, teachers and special teachers could see benefits in using the mobile phone in schoolwork, for example using apps, making recordings and reading e-books. Older students, and some teachers, wanted to use the mobile phone as a means for accessing shared knowledge.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2012. , p. 94
Keywords [en]
mobile phone, artefact, sociocultural theory, schoolwork, learning device, collaborativ learning
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Educational Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-9987OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hkr-9987DiVA, id: diva2:583438
Subject / course
Education
Educational program
Special Education Programme
Uppsok
Social and Behavioural Science, Law
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Available from: 2013-02-19 Created: 2013-01-08 Last updated: 2013-02-19Bibliographically approved

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