Balsam Al Sugair
AnswerPro: Designing to motivate interaction
Al Sugair, Balsam; Hopkins, Gail; FitzGerald, Elizabeth; Brailsford, Tim
Authors
Gail Hopkins
Elizabeth FitzGerald
Tim Brailsford Tim.Brailsford@uwe.ac.uk
Professor of Computer Science
Abstract
This paper describes the design and initial testing of AnswerPro, a mobile academic peer support system for UK Key Stage 3 and 4 pupils (11-16 year olds). AnswerPro is a web application that enables pupils to seek support from their knowledgeable peers on various subjects. This paper correlates the findings from a previous requirements-gathering exercise, and from research into academic motivation, to propose design elements embedded within AnswerPro. A pilot study was conducted with 7 school pupils over 3 weeks. Participants then engaged in a focus group which discussed their experience using AnswerPro and the motivational elements embedded within it. Findings from their use of AnswerPro, and from the subsequent discussion, highlighted some problems with the embedded motivational features. As a result, suggestions for potential solutions and their merits are proposed for the next version of AnswerPro.
Presentation Conference Type | Conference Paper (unpublished) |
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Acceptance Date | Jan 1, 2013 |
Publication Date | Oct 22, 2013 |
Deposit Date | Aug 15, 2018 |
Publicly Available Date | Aug 15, 2018 |
Journal | QScience Proceedings |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Issue | 12th W |
Pages | 12 |
Keywords | Motivation, peer learning, peer support, design |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/926792 |
Publisher URL | https://doi.org/10.5339/qproc.2013.mlearn.12 |
Additional Information | Title of Conference or Conference Proceedings : Proceedings of 12th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning (mLearn 2013) |
Contract Date | Aug 15, 2018 |
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