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Makale Özeti:
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The aim of the study is to reveal the students‘ opinions about the use of PDAs
(Personal Digital Assistant) in learning environment within the context of multimedia
based applications. Through purposeful sampling, 17 undergraduate students
attending the elective course of BTÖ 323 Character Design in Computer Environment in
the Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technology at Anadolu
University were involved in the study.
Additionally, the present study was conducted in two phases; in the first phase, within
the scope of the course, an interactive Learning content including the subject of
―Interactive Multimedia Design‖ was prepared and installed on PDAs. Then, the PDAs
installed with these prepared contents were distributed to the students, and two-hour
training on how to use the PDAs was given to the students. In the second phase of the
study, a three-week application regarding students‘ following the course content via
PDAs was conducted. Throughout the application, the students communicated with the
instructor for extracurricular feedback by means of PDAs. After the application, semistructured
interviews were held with the students regarding the course application
performed via PDAs and its effectiveness.
The interview data collected were examined with descriptive analysis. The results
demonstrated that most of the students explained the hardware inadequacies in the
use of multimedia environment facilities via PDAs such as visual images, videos,
animation particularly in learning content.
Besides this, for the interactive dimension and communication, the students mentioned
negativities particularly regarding file sharing. Consequently, it was concluded that the
students had negative opinions about the presentation of multimedia-supported
Learning content via PDAs.
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