Mobile learning is an emerging educational methodology that requires an updated conceptualization to yield effective pedagogical approaches that may enrich the teaching–learning processes. The present research aimed to better understand and to assess the effectiveness of mobile learning in Science and Engineering Higher Education settings. The experience was carried out over two consecutive academic years, 2018–2019 and 2019–2020, in a Polymer Technology course taught in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Bachelor programs. The “Socrative” online mobile platform enabled to conduct formative assessment through the use of multiple choice quizzes that were meticulously designed to facilitate understanding and to provide instant feedback. A three-way analysis of variance hypothesis test allowed concluding that Socrative had a significant effect, at the 0.05 level, on improving the students’ average grade (about 1.5 points higher, on a scale of 0–10) in practical lab sessions as compared with a control group that did not participate in this type of methodology. Moreover, the results from an opinion survey revealed that Socrative enabled to achieve a meaningful learning of the fundamentals, made the everyday classrooms more engaging and fun, increased motivation, and, in general, helped create a more pleasant learning environment. The use of Socrative as an effective instrument that allowed minimizing learning disruptions as a consequence of the recent COVID-19 outbreak is also reported.

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Socrative，一种强大的数字工具，用于丰富教学过程并促进化学和化学工程研究中的互动学习

移动学习是一种新兴的教育方法，需要更新的概念来产生可能丰富教学过程的有效教学方法。本研究旨在更好地理解和评估移动学习在科学和工程高等教育环境中的有效性。该经验是在 2018-2019 和 2019-2020 连续两个学年在化学和化学工程学士学位课程中教授的聚合物技术课程中进行的。“Socrative”在线移动平台通过使用精心设计的多项选择测验来进行形成性评估，这些测验旨在促进理解并提供即时反馈。方差假设检验的三向分析允许得出 Socrative 具有显着影响的结论，在 0.05 级，与未参与此类方法的对照组相比，在实际实验室课程中提高学生的平均成绩（高出约 1.5 分，0-10 分）。此外，一项意见调查的结果显示，Socrative 能够实现对基础知识的有意义的学习，使日常课堂更具吸引力和乐趣，增加动力，并且总的来说，有助于创造更愉快的学习环境。还报告了 Socrative 作为一种有效工具的使用，可以最大限度地减少由于最近的 COVID-19 爆发而造成的学习中断。与未参与此类方法的对照组相比，在实际实验室课程中以 0-10 的等级评分。此外，一项意见调查的结果显示，Socrative 能够实现对基础知识的有意义的学习，使日常课堂更具吸引力和乐趣，增加动力，并且总的来说，有助于创造更愉快的学习环境。还报告了 Socrative 作为一种有效工具的使用，可以最大限度地减少由于最近的 COVID-19 爆发而造成的学习中断。与未参与此类方法的对照组相比，在实际实验室课程中以 0-10 的等级评分。此外，一项意见调查的结果显示，Socrative 能够实现对基础知识的有意义的学习，使日常课堂更具吸引力和乐趣，增加动力，并且总的来说，有助于创造更愉快的学习环境。还报告了 Socrative 作为一种有效工具的使用，可以最大限度地减少由于最近的 COVID-19 爆发而造成的学习中断。