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MOBILE LEARNING DEVICES AS COLLABORATIVE TOOLS TO ENHANCE
BIOLOGICAL IDENTIFICATION SKILLS IN THE LAB AND FIELD
as to who could bring back the largest leaf for image analysis
in LeafsnapHD (the winner is depicted in Figure 6 top right). All
students thought the activity was well organised (42% agree,
58% strongly agree), fun (42% agree, 58% strongly agree), and
adequately instructed to achieve the task (33% agree, 67% strongly
agree) [Appendix 4]. App ratings were highly variable and some
groups did not use all the apps (Table 3).
Figure 6: Self-documentation of the activity: (top left) getting to
grips with the device, (top right) image of leaf for use in LeafsnapHD,
(bottom left) students standing by the ornamental rowan (target
tree G); (bottom right) Fotobabble screen shot
The majority of students agreed (75%) or strongly agreed (17%) that
Here&Near was a great way of producing a self-guided tree ID tour,