Abstract
<p>The paper examined the use of mobile educational applications to foster work and play in learning. Three research questions were asked to guide the study. Fifty (50) articles pertaining to the use of mobile educational applications in classrooms were downloaded. Out of all these papers, thirty-five (35) relevant articles were selected for review after which twenty-five (25) were carefully read and searched so as to capture the required information for the analysis. The outcome of the review indicated that there are lots of mobile educational apps that can be used by educators to foster work and play in classroom teaching and learning thereby making the teaching and learning become mobile and attractive. This means that teachers make use of apps, internet and computers to teach in classroom, which makes teaching and learning more interactive, collaborative and replaces the conventional chalkboards. The study applied systematic literature methodology in order to achieve the goal of the research. The research outcome showed that some educators have not yet embraced the use of mobile educational apps for teaching and learning in classrooms especially in third world countries. It was recommended that teachers, curriculum planners, policy makers, administrators and caregivers should be provided with knowledge on the new trend of mobile learning and its importance to the education sector.<strong></strong></p>
Highlights
The teachers’ role is to encourage and awaken learners to work and play, to find words and ways to express their ideas and develop the intellectual capabilities, improve the cognitive processes of learners, thereby creating a learning environment with the use of proper methodology and approaches in passing on knowledge (Dosunmu, 2011)
A clear example of such innovation is the use of mobile educational apps in classrooms which have fashioned the need for a novel form of learning termed mobile learning (Mehdipour & Zerehkafi, 2013)
Lots of work has being done in order to establish the benefits and usefulness of different applications and new apps were created to help in the area of fostering play and work in classroom setting
Summary
The teachers’ role is to encourage and awaken learners to work and play, to find words and ways to express their ideas and develop the intellectual capabilities, improve the cognitive processes of learners, thereby creating a learning environment with the use of proper methodology and approaches in passing on knowledge (Dosunmu, 2011). It is necessary that a good and resourceful teacher adopt different ways to foster work and play in the classroom in order to facilitate learning, teaching and retention of knowledge in both in and out-of-school scenarios. Lots of work has being done in order to establish the benefits and usefulness of different applications and new apps were created to help in the area of fostering play and work in classroom setting. These new applications continue to proliferate and their access is made easier through the increased usage of mobile devices such as smart phones, tablet computers and the availability of Wi-Fi and cloud-based computing (Zhang & Liao, 2015). With the result of this research, more researchers will delve into looking at challenges raised and how it can affect students’ academic performance and look into possible solutions
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