Affordances of mobile devices and note-taking apps to support cognitively demanding note-taking

dc.contributor.authorVan Wyk, Mari
dc.contributor.authorVan Ryneveld, Linda
dc.contributor.emaillinda.vanryneveld@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-02T07:25:02Z
dc.date.available2019-10-02T07:25:02Z
dc.date.issued2018-07
dc.description.abstractNote-taking is one of the more common and ever-present learning activities that form an important part of all students’ daily lives. The potential of using technology to enhance note-taking activities has recently come under the spotlight. However, while mobile technologies may be applauded for their mobility and the value they can add to students’ learning experience, they could easily become a distracting factor, rather than the improvement they were intended to be. In this qualitative study, eight students volunteered to experiment with various mobile devices for a period of 6 weeks, and to share their experiences in a series of five group interviews. Information found in the literature about note-taking, combined with the students’ feedback on their experiences, provided insight into how students record and process information. The affordances of mobile devices for cognitively demanding note-taking that are regarded as useful in a teaching and learning environment were also discussed in the group interviews. All the students agreed that they would not commit themselves to using only one application or device. They emphasised the fact that they used more than one device, and in some cases multiple applications on those devices, depending on their educational setting. This article gives students, lecturers and software developers insight into the affordances of mobile devices and note-taking applications (apps), in order to support cognitively demanding note-taking.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentScience, Mathematics and Technology Educationen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2019en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by a NRF GRANT: THUTHUKA Funding Instrument (PhD Track).en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipA NRF GRANT: THUTHUKA Funding Instrument (PhD Track)en_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://link.springer.com/journal/10639en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVan Wyk, M. & van Ryneveld, L. Affordances of mobile devices and note-taking apps to support cognitively demanding note-taking', Education and Information Technologies (2018) 23: 1639-1653. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-017-9684-0.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1360-2357 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1573-7608 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1007/s10639-017-9684-0
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/71523
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherSpringeren_ZA
dc.rights© The Author(s) 2018. This article is an open access publication.en_ZA
dc.subjectNote-takingen_ZA
dc.subjectNote-taking applicationsen_ZA
dc.subjectMobile devicesen_ZA
dc.subjectTabletsen_ZA
dc.subjectMobile phonesen_ZA
dc.subjectLaptopsen_ZA
dc.titleAffordances of mobile devices and note-taking apps to support cognitively demanding note-takingen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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