Title: Students' application of integrated skills from mathematics, language, arts, and technology: lessons from students' use of mobile photo editing applications to visualise sustainability concepts

Authors: Musa Saimon; Zsolt Lavicza; Thierry Dana-Picard

Addresses: Linz School of Education, Department of STEM Education, Johannes Kepler University, Austria ' Linz School of Education, Department of STEM Education, Johannes Kepler University, Austria ' Jerusalem College of Technology, Israel Havaad Haleumi 21, Givat Mordechai 91160, Jerusalem

Abstract: This study presents lessons on students' applications of integrated skills from mathematics, language, arts and technology, and the nature of the relationship among these skills' domains. The lessons were drawn from students' project using mobile device photo editing applications (MDPEAs) to visualise sustainability. Qualitative data were collected from five students' reflections, five documents, and three student groups that were sampled purposively. Data that were collected through document analysis, observation and reflective journals were thematically analysed. Findings show that students' use of MDPEAs enhances their application of skills from mathematics, language, artists and technology. The study conceives an interdisciplinary teaching approach as a catalyst to improve students' learning and application of integrated skills from mathematics, language arts and technology. It also exposes the need for training teachers to implement interdisciplinary teaching approaches to enhance learners' development and application of interdisciplinary skills.

Keywords: mobile application; sustainability; transdisciplinary teaching approach; STEAM education; 21st century skills; language literacy; mathematics education.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTEL.2024.139683

International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning, 2024 Vol.16 No.3, pp.211 - 221

Received: 14 Apr 2023
Accepted: 09 Jun 2023
Published online: 05 Jul 2024 *

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