An interactive learning system using smartphone for improving students learning motivation

Abstract

The number of smartphonesis increased exponentially and they are promising tools for interactive learning during lectures in the universities. However, when in a lecture roomtens of sets of smartphones want to make simultaneous connection by Wi-Fi, the traffic will be increased and the network will be congested. In this study, we examined the effective use of the smartphones during the lectures. We considereda method of acquiring/utilizing the study records, which improves the students'learning motivation. In this research, we use smartphones as information terminals and carried out experiments in a real lecture room. The proposed method improves the degree of lecture understanding, thus improving students' learning motivation. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.