Development of chemical educational support tool using smart devices

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26540187
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Learning support system
• Research Institution: Osaka Sangyo University
• Principal Investigator: TAKANE SHIN-YA 大阪産業大学, デザイン工学部, 教授 (20243199)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: インタラクティブ教材 / 化学教育支援システム

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Recently, "disinterest in science" among younger generation has become a problem. Although information technology (IT) is being utilized for the solution to this problem, there is a limit for students to experience interactive learning using a web-based system with PCs. In this study, we have focused on the use of smart devices such as iPhone and developed iOS applications for supporting chemical education, taking advantage of their features. In particular, we studied classification of experimental procedures and equipment (software) models for corresponding wider range of experiments. We also prepared an application management server and examined how the configuration of procedures changed by the teacher is reflected on the students' devices with a simple operation.

Free Research Field

分子情報科学