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Teaching and Learning Physics with Smartphones

Teaching and Learning Physics with Smartphones

M. Á. González, Manuel Á. González, M. Esther Martín, César Llamas, Óscar Martínez, Jesús Vegas, Mar Herguedas, Cármen Hernández
Copyright: © 2015 |Volume: 17 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 20
ISSN: 1548-7717|EISSN: 1548-7725|EISBN13: 9781466675575|DOI: 10.4018/JCIT.2015010103
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González, M. Á., et al. "Teaching and Learning Physics with Smartphones." JCIT vol.17, no.1 2015: pp.31-50. http://doi.org/10.4018/JCIT.2015010103

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González, M. Á., González, M. Á., Martín, M. E., Llamas, C., Martínez, Ó., Vegas, J., Herguedas, M., & Hernández, C. (2015). Teaching and Learning Physics with Smartphones. Journal of Cases on Information Technology (JCIT), 17(1), 31-50. http://doi.org/10.4018/JCIT.2015010103

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González, M. Á., et al. "Teaching and Learning Physics with Smartphones," Journal of Cases on Information Technology (JCIT) 17, no.1: 31-50. http://doi.org/10.4018/JCIT.2015010103

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Abstract

The use of mobile technologies is reshaping how to teach and learn. In this paper the authors describe their research on the use of these technologies to teach physics. On the one hand they develop mobile applications to complement the traditional learning and to help students learn anytime and anywhere. The use of this applications has proved to have very positive influence on the students' engagement. On the other hand, they use smartphones as measurement devices in physics experiments. This opens the possibility of designing and developing low cost laboratories where expensive material can be substituted by smartphones. The smartphones' sensors are reliable and accurate enough to permit good measurements. However, as it is shown with some examples, special care must be taken here if one does not know how these apps used to access the sensors' data are programmed.

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