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Promoting autonomous work of students with the MILAGE Learn+ app
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In this paper, we present the MILAGE Learn+ app, developed for smartphones and tablets in order to
promote autonomous work of students in the process of learning mathematics. With this app students
solve mathematics activities and get help by playing videos with problem resolutions. Autonomous
learning and effective self-regulatory strategies are very important in learning; without these, students
might not be able to exploit learning opportunities outside classrooms. For that, an important way of
supporting learning autonomy is to promote student-centered learning approaches. Students can use
mobile devices to implement a blended learning model and use the MILAGE Learn+ app that allows
the implementation of student-centered learning approaches involving students with different skills.
For this purpose, the app accommodates gaming mechanics dealing with complexity and detail. It has
three different levels of problems complexity: beginners, intermediate and advanced. On the other
hand, each problem can have two levels of explanations/resolutions: detailed and concise. These
features provide the same opportunities to all students. So, low-achieving students that may struggle
to learn the materials covered in class can watch the video resolution as many times as they want until
they understand the subject. But students have also access to complex maths problems that may
provide additional stimulation for top performers. In this way, we provide a platform where students
can work autonomously, and the app is also capable of accommodating students with different
mathematic skills.
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M-learning B-learning Mathematics Autonomous learning Gamification Mobile devices
Citation
Figueiredo, M., Bidarra, J., González-Perez, A., & Godejord, B. (2017). Promoting autonomous work of students with the MILAGE Learn+ app. Comunicação publicada nas atas da INTED 2017 - 11th International Technology, Education and Development Conference, Valencia, 6-8 de março de 2017.