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A. Montazami, E. Liptrot., H.A. Pearson, A. K. Dubé
American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, 2024
American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, 2024
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Montazami, A., Liptrot., E., Pearson, H. A., & Dubé, A. K. (2024). Why this app: Do App Store ratings, rankings, and educational features affect parents’ app selection? American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting.
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Montazami, A., E. Liptrot., H.A. Pearson, and A. K. Dubé. “Why This App: Do App Store Ratings, Rankings, and Educational Features Affect Parents’ App Selection?” American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, 2024.
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Montazami, A., et al. Why This App: Do App Store Ratings, Rankings, and Educational Features Affect Parents’ App Selection? American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, 2024.
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@conference{montazami2024a,
title = {Why this app: Do App Store ratings, rankings, and educational features affect parents’ app selection?},
year = {2024},
organization = {American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting},
author = {Montazami, A. and Liptrot., E. and Pearson, H.A. and Dubé, A. K.}
}
High quality educational apps have the potential to serve as effective learning tools, but selecting such apps is a challenging task. Researchers recommend that parents look for five benchmarks as indicators of quality apps (i.e., scaffolding, curriculum, development team, feedback, learning theory). However, user ratings and Apple’s app rankings might influence parents’ app selection. This study investigated how user ratings and Apple rankings affect parents’ app selection behavior. One-hundred and fifty parents from North America evaluated 18 educational apps that varied in terms of educational quality (benchmarks vs buzzwords), user ratings, and rankings. The results indicate that user ratings play a central role in parents’ app selection, regardless of the educational features of the apps.
