@inproceedings{afe7ee90e89e41aeb6bd2790fddfed14,
title = "Mobile-assisted learning experimental design: Current deficiencies and potential improvements",
abstract = "Due to the fact that mobile devices and educational software developed and expanded substantially in recent years, the importance of mobile-assisted learning may be raised. This study aimed to investigate the lack of the experimental design mobile-assisted leaning studies, and tried to make suggestions. Researchers collected all of the experimental studies on mobile-assisted learning published in ERIC and ISI from 2003 to 2013, which amounted to 216 studies. The four primary variables (research design, methods for initial equivalence in quasi-experiment, measuring tools and their reliability and validity, and sample size) were coded and preliminarily analyzed into frequency tables. Results of the study are as follows: (1) Researchers of 33.33% studies conducted the research by pre-experimental design or quasi-experimental design without equating, which were not rigorous sufficiently; (2) reliability and validity of outcome measures were not reported in 80% studies; and (3) sample sizes of approximate 30% studies were inadequate to draw an accurate statistical conclusion.",
keywords = "Design of experiments, Mobile-assisted learning, Rigorous",
author = "Sung, {Yao Ting} and Lee, {Han Yueh} and Yang, {Je Ming} and Chen, {Wei Cheng} and Tam, {Hak Ping} and Lee, {Yi Shian}",
year = "2014",
language = "English",
series = "Work-In-Progress Poster - Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2014",
publisher = "Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education",
pages = "40--42",
editor = "{Mohd Ayub}, {Ahmad Fauzi} and Akihiro Kashihara and Tatsunori Matsui and Chen-Chung Liu and Hiroaki Ogata and Kong, {Siu Cheung}",
booktitle = "Work-In-Progress Poster - Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2014",
note = "22nd International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2014 ; Conference date: 30-11-2014 Through 04-12-2014",
}