Title

Impact of Science Mobile Applications on Interest and Learning Among Undergraduate Science Students

Authors

Santanu De, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Vanaja Nethi, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2020

Publication Title

Quarterly Review of Distance Education

Keywords

Mobile apps, undergraduate science students, interest in science, science learning, STEM

ISSN

2169-1266

Volume

21

Issue/No.

4

First Page

37

Last Page

50

Abstract

One of the challenges facing undergraduate science programs is keeping students interested in science and minimizing attrition from their discipline. Prior research shows that showcasing real-life applicability of science is one way to keep students interested. In this exploratory study using secondary data from two undergraduate science courses, we examined the impact of science mobile apps on students' interest and learning. The results show empirically that students think science mobile apps do help increase their interest in science. Furthermore, the ubiquitous mobile phone allows 24/7 access to these science apps, enabling enhanced learning and mastery of scientific concepts.

NSUWorks Citation

De, Santanu and Vanaja Nethi. 2020. "Impact of Science Mobile Applications on Interest and Learning Among Undergraduate Science Students." Quarterly Review of Distance Education 21, (4): 37-50. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cnso_bio_facarticles/1060

ORCID ID

0000-0002-9739-4039

ResearcherID

L-6078-2019