Title
My Sports Pulse: Increasing Student Interest In Stem Disciplines Through Sports Themes, Games And Mobile Technologies
Abstract
My Sports Pulse is a program designed to promote student achievement and interests in science and math disciplines using sports themed scenarios and celebrity athlete presence delivered over mobile devices to reach the broadest possible audience. The program is set up to pilot in five different geographic locations around the globe, followed by a broader public launch. During the phase one pilot, research questions include the effectiveness of the program in promoting student engagement and interests in math and science. The research data will provide insight into the effectiveness of extrinsic motivators, and their transference to intrinsic motivation using games and simulations toward the study of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) disciplines. In this paper, we will present the design heuristics and conceptual framework for the My Sports Pulse program. © 2008 IEEE.
Publication Date
8-28-2008
Publication Title
Proceedings - 5th IEEE International Conference on Wireless, Mobile, and Ubiquitous Technologies in Education, WMUTE 2008
Number of Pages
23-30
Document Type
Article; Proceedings Paper
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1109/WMUTE.2008.38
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
50049134999 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/50049134999
STARS Citation
Metcalf, David; Milrad, Marcelo; Cheek, Dennis; Raasch, Sara; and Hamilton, Angela, "My Sports Pulse: Increasing Student Interest In Stem Disciplines Through Sports Themes, Games And Mobile Technologies" (2008). Scopus Export 2000s. 10302.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2000/10302