The Effect of a System with GPS and e-map on Junior High School Student’s Achievement and Sense of Direction in Geography m-learning

Abstract

M-learning is an important role in e-learning environment by mobile device. However, in Taiwan junior high education, few research was to develop an m-learning system on the geography curriculum. Geography courses are quite indispensable. The sense of direction of training is one of the first studies in Taiwan junior high education of geography curriculum; however, many students’ sense of direction is not particularly good. In addition, geographic information systems (GISs) and global positioning systems (GPSs) are the best technology of map in this era. Thus, this study attempts to develop a system with GPS and e-map function to foster the students’ sense of direction. The participants, 12 junior high students on Taiwan for first year students, were invited to participate in this study. After the experiment, the study conduced a post-test and a satisfaction survey of the system. The results showed that using the proposed system enhances students to learn in terms of the sense of direction.