Abstract:
This article is devoted to the experience of applying the Blended
Project-Based Learning Approach Using Visualization Technology in teaching
mobile application development for IT-students. This technology is based on a
project-based method, pair programming, teamwork and using of digital
educational resources as a visual learning content. The authors describe
the impact of the used teaching methods and digital educational resources on
the student's cognitive skills during the mobile application development in
the workshop where the students gained hands-on experience on mobile
application development through «active doing» method, interactive tasks
and creating different types of mobile application projects. The workshop's
curriculum is developed in terms of the scaffolding. So, the students
improve the skills develop projects starting from simple «Hi, Kazakhstan!» to
a complete software with the functions of search and update from the
Internet. The well-designed project topics on development mobile application
arise the interest and provide the high motivation of the learners.
The impact of Blended Project-Based Learning Approach is evaluated
through the questionnaire, testing and evaluation of mobile application projects
developed by students. The effectiveness of such an approach for teaching
mobile application development is confirmed by the empirical data.
