Mobile learning is considered an evolution of e-learning that embraces the ubiquitous nature of current computational systems in order to improve teaching and learning. Within this context it is possible to develop mobile applications oriented to learning, but it is also important to assess to what extent such applications actually work. In this paper we present a new tool designed to reinforce...

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As the mobile platform continues to pervade all aspects of human activity, and mobile applications, or mobile apps for short, on this platform tend to be faulty just like other types of software, there is a growing need for automated testing techniques for mobile apps. Modelbased testing is a popular and important testing approach that operates on a model of an app’s behavior. However, such a m...

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Abstract Mobile in-app advertising has become one of the most popular business platforms in recent years. This relatively new strategy’s annual spending increased dramatically Despite its practical success, background theory for mobile is still infancy. type also sees emergence participants, such as ad networks and app publishers, which leads to development theoretical constructs more nuanced c...

BACKGROUND Physical activity games developed for a mobile phone platform are becoming increasingly popular, yet little is known about their content or inclusion of health behavior theory (HBT). OBJECTIVE The objective of our study was to quantify elements of HBT in physical activity games developed for mobile phones and to assess the relationship between theoretical constructs and various app...

Aged care is a significant issue which concerns all governments. In order to provide assistance and provide quality of life to senior citizens, enormous resources are invested by the government each year. A significant proportion of the investment is used to provide a range of services for senior citizens who stay at home. Since providing quality aged care is an ongoing and complex process, the...

Introduction Mobile devices such as smartphones are vastly gaining popularity (Johnson, Levine, Smith, & Stone, 2010) due to their relatively strong computing capability built into small sizes, their Internet connectivity, and the availability of various types and easy-to-use mobile software applications (" mobile apps "). It is estimated that by 2015, 80% of people accessing the Internet will ...