Title :
Investigation and Research about Students´ Demands on Learning Support System for Research-Based Learning
Author :
Wu, Yanwen ; Ying, Guanglong ; Ma, Yanmei ; Chen, Keyan
Author_Institution :
Huazhong Normal Univ., Wuhan, China
fDate :
Nov. 30 2009-Dec. 1 2009
Abstract :
Research-based learning is an important way of education in college. It is necessary to acquire knowledge and information effectively, and a user-friendly learning support system could guarantee students\´ efficiency in research-based learning. This paper makes an investigation about students\´ demands of knowledge and information, and about their demands of learning support system in research-based learning on "mobile communication" course. The content of investigation include students\´ awareness of the knowledge and information\´s acquirement, affordable capacity of information consumption, demands on learning support system, and so on. Through the survey, we find that it is necessary to provide personalized learning support by exploring learners\´ characteristics fully so as to improve their efficiency in research-based learning. In addition, learning support system of mobile-phone-newspaper mode can further enhance learning support services in real time.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; educational courses; educational institutions; mobile handsets; information acquirement; learning support system; mobile communication course; mobile-phone-newspaper mode; research-based learning; Education; Educational institutions; Information resources; Information technology; Knowledge acquisition; Knowledge engineering; Mobile communication; Real time systems; Testing; Web page design; information´s acquirement; mobile-phone newspaper; research-based learning;
Conference_Titel :
Knowledge Acquisition and Modeling, 2009. KAM '09. Second International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3888-4
DOI :
10.1109/KAM.2009.160