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Scaffolding in the small: designing educational supports for concept mapping on handheld computers

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Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems archive
CHI '02 extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems table of contents

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

SESSION: Short Talks table of contents

Pages: 792 - 793

Year of Publication: 2002

ISBN:1-58113-454-1

Authors

Kathleen Luchini	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Chris Quintana	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Joe Krajcik	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Chris Farah	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Nayan Nandihalli	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Kyle Reese	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Adam Wieczorek	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Elliot Soloway	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

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SIGCAPH: ACM SIGCAPH Computers and the Physically Handicapped
SIGGRAPH: ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques
SIGGROUP: ACM Special Interest Group on Supporting Group Work
SIGDOC: ACM Special Interest Group for Design of Communications
SIGLINK: Hypertext, Hypermedia, and Web
SIGCHI: ACM Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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Downloads (6 Weeks): 7, Downloads (12 Months): 43, Citation Count: 5

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ABSTRACT

Handheld computers offer the flexibility and mobility to be "ready at hand" tools that can facilitate learning anytime, anywhere. Applying the principles of Learner Centered Design [2], we have developed Pocket PiCoMap to support students engaged in complex concept mapping activities using handheld computers. Pocket PiCoMap uses scaffolds to address specific student needs; for instance, a color scaffold was provided to address students' difficulty organizing and understanding information displayed on small screens. Pocket PiCoMap was piloted for six weeks with 33 eighth grade students in mid-Michigan classrooms, and our preliminary results suggest that scaffolds are both useful and viable for handheld educational software.

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	1	National Research Council. National Science Education Standards. National Academy Press, Washington DC, 1996.
	2	Elliot Soloway , Mark Guzdial , Kenneth E. Hay, Learner-centered design: the challenge for HCI in the 21st century, interactions, v.1 n.2, p.36-48, April 1994 [doi>10.1145/174809.174813]
	3	Log on education: Handheld devices are ready-at-hand, Communications of the ACM, v.44 n.6, p.15-20, June 2001 [doi>10.1145/376134.376140]
	4	Tinker, R. and Krajcik, J. (eds.). Portable Technologies: Science Learning in Context. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York, 2001.

CITED BY 5

	Kathleen Luchini , Chris Quintana , Elliot Soloway, Pocket PiCoMap: a case study in designing and assessing a handheld concept mapping tool for learners, Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems, April 05-10, 2003, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA
	Gustavo Zurita , Miguel Nussbaum, Computer supported collaborative learning using wirelessly interconnected handheld computers, Computers & Education, v.42 n.3, p.289-314, April 2004
	Y. Rogers , S. Price , G. Fitzpatrick , R. Fleck , E. Harris , H. Smith , C. Randell , H. Muller , C. O'Malley , D. Stanton , M. Thompson , M. Weal, Ambient wood: designing new forms of digital augmentation for learning outdoors, Proceeding of the 2004 conference on Interaction design and children: building a community, p.3-10, June 01-03, 2004, Maryland
	Yvonne Rogers , Sara Price , Cliff Randell , Danae Stanton Fraser , Mark Weal , Geraldine Fitzpatrick, Ubi-learning integrates indoor and outdoor experiences, Communications of the ACM, v.48 n.1, January 2005
	Kibum Kim , Deborah G. Tatar, Weak guidance with "Look" functionality in handheld-based classroom activities, Proceedings of th 2005 conference on Computer support for collaborative learning: learning 2005: the next 10 years!, p.296-300, May 30-June 04, 2005, Taipei, Taiwan

INDEX TERMS

Keywords:
concept map, handhelds, learner centered design, scaffolds

Collaborative Colleagues:

Kathleen Luchini: colleagues

Chris Quintana: colleagues

Joe Krajcik: colleagues

Chris Farah: colleagues

Nayan Nandihalli: colleagues

Kyle Reese: colleagues

Adam Wieczorek: colleagues

Elliot Soloway: colleagues

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