App Technologies Research Articles

MENGUKUR TINGKAT PENERIMAAN TEKNOLOGI MOBILE APPS DI KALANGAN MAHASISWA DI YOGYAKARTA

The purpose of this study is to measure the acceptance of mobile apps technology using UnifiedTheory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) in Yogyakarta and its surrounding areas. Thestudy found that constructs such as performance expectancy, effort expectancy, and social influencepositively influence behavioral intention. While facilitating conditions and behavioral intention havepositive impact on use behavior. This study also validated that UTAUT model can be used to measurethe acceptance of mobile apps.Keywords: UTAUT, technology acceptance, mobile apps

Validated Smartphone-Based Apps for Ear and Hearing Assessments: A Review.

BackgroundAn estimated 360 million people have a disabling hearing impairment globally, the vast majority of whom live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Early identification through screening is important to negate the negative effects of untreated hearing impairment. Substantial barriers exist in screening for hearing impairment in LMICs, such as the requirement for skilled hearing health care professionals and prohibitively expensive specialist equipment to measure hearing. These challenges may be overcome through utilization of increasingly available smartphone app technologies for ear and hearing assessments that are easy to use by unskilled professionals.ObjectiveOur objective was to identify and compare available apps for ear and hearing assessments and consider the incorporation of such apps into hearing screening programsMethodsIn July 2015, the commercial app stores Google Play and Apple App Store were searched to identify apps for ear and hearing assessments. Thereafter, six databases (EMBASE, MEDLINE, Global Health, Web of Science, CINAHL, and mHealth Evidence) were searched to assess which of the apps identified in the commercial review had been validated against gold standard measures. A comparison was made between validated apps.ResultsApp store search queries returned 30 apps that could be used for ear and hearing assessments, the majority of which are for performing audiometry. The literature search identified 11 eligible validity studies that examined 6 different apps. uHear, an app for self-administered audiometry, was validated in the highest number of peer reviewed studies against gold standard pure tone audiometry (n=5). However, the accuracy of uHear varied across these studies.ConclusionsVery few of the available apps have been validated in peer-reviewed studies. Of the apps that have been validated, further independent research is required to fully understand their accuracy at detecting ear and hearing conditions.

Current Mobile App Contents and Technologies for Physical Activity Promoting Intervention

Current Mobile App Contents and Technologies for Physical Activity Promoting Intervention

Testing a structural model of young driver willingness to uptake Smartphone Driver Support Systems

There is growing interest in the potential value of using phone applications that can monitor driver behaviour (Smartphone Driver Support Systems, ‘SDSSs’) in mitigating risky driving by young people. However, their value in this regard will only be realised if young people are willing to use this technology. This paper reports the findings of a study in which a novel structural model of willingness to use SDSSs was tested. Grounded in the driver monitoring and Technology Acceptance (TA) research literature, the model incorporates the perceived risks and gains associated with potential SDSS usage and additional social cognitive factors, including perceived usability and social influences. A total of 333 smartphone users, aged 18–24, with full Irish driving licenses completed an online questionnaire examining willingness or Behavioural Intention (BI) to uptake a SDSS. Following exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, structural equation modelling indicated that perceived gains and social influence factors had significant direct effects on BI. Perceived risks and social influence also had significant indirect effects on BI, as mediated by perceived gains. Overall, this model accounted for 72.5% of the variance in willingness to uptake SDSSs. Multi-group structural models highlighted invariance of effects across gender, high and low risk drivers, and those likely or unlikely to adopt novel phone app technologies. These findings have implications for our understanding of the willingness of young drivers to adopt and use SDSSs, and highlight potential factors that could be targeted in behavioural change interventions seeking to improve usage rates.

Capitalizing on App Development Tools and Technologies

Instructional developers and others creating apps must choose from a wide variety of app development tools and technologies. Some app development tools have incorporated visual programming features, which enable some drag and drop coding and contextual programming. While those features help novices begin programming with greater ease, questions arise about the overall utility of visual tools for app development. Analyses and comparisons of app development tools and technologies would make their advantages and disadvantages apparent, enabling instructional technologists to make informed decisions about tool selection. Toward that end, this work generated a new fram ework for comparing app development tools. The criteria that comprise the framework were then used to compare multiple authoring tools and technologies for creating apps. Three app development tools, namely Corona, LiveCode and MoSync, emerged as particularly noteworthy for their utility and flexibility, and because they are free of monetary cost or have a free version.

Using Weather to Teach Graphing

This multipurpose activity can be used in STEM education with elementary school students to reinforce scientific concepts of such weather components as temperature, precipitation, clouds, and wind by integrating manipulation of online apps (technology), knowledge of graphing and data analysis (mathematics), and creation of a wind vane (engineering). iSTEM: Integrating Science Technology Engineering in the Mathematics authors share ideas and activities that stimulate student interest in the integrated fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in K—grade 6 classrooms.