Development of a mobile learning application for pattern teaching in fashion design

Year 2025, Volume: 6 Issue: 2, 133 - 151, 30.06.2025

Ayfer İnci , Birsen Çileroğlu

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15510431

Abstract

This study was conducted to develop a mobile learning application for the instruction of the Pattern Making Course, a skill-based fundamental course in the field of fashion design. Utilizing the Flipped Learning Method, which supports active student participation, the mobile learning application was used by students in the course for a duration of two weeks. In the study, the Multi-Stage Mixed Design Method, one of the mixed-method designs, was employed. During the development phase of the mobile learning application, the ADDIE instructional design model was utilized. In the analysis phase of ADDIE, a survey was conducted with instructors teaching the course to determine the topics to be included in the mobile application. The survey aimed to identify the most challenging topics for students in the Pattern Making Course. During the design phase, the content of the application, instructional materials to be used in the course, pre-test and post-test questions, and evaluation forms for instructors and students at the end of the application were prepared. In the development phase, the mobile learning application was programmed to be compatible with Android and iOS operating systems. In the implementation phase, the mobile learning application was utilized for two weeks in the "Introduction to Pattern Making" course in a flipped learning environment with 51 students and instructors in the sample. In the evaluation phase, data collected from instructors and students were analyzed by calculating arithmetic mean, standard deviation, percentage, and frequency values. Additionally, the responses to the semi-structured questions were evaluated through descriptive analysis. As a result of the study, students' evaluations of the developed mobile learning application, PaMa, yielded positive outcomes. Students expressed that having access to information via their mobile devices without time and space constraints provided great convenience and freedom. This study is considered significant as it introduces a technology-based instructional design for the Introduction to Pattern Making Course, a crucial subject in the field.

Keywords

Fashion design , Pattern making , Mobile learning , ADDIE model , Flipped learning

Ethical Statement

In this study, all the rules stated to be followed within the scope of the "Higher Education Institutions Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive" were complied with. None of the actions specified under the title "Actions Contrary to Scientific Research and Publication Ethics", the second section of the directive, were carried out.

Supporting Institution

This research was supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK) under Project No. 222K079. We sincerely thank TÜBİTAK for their valuable support.

Project Number

222K079

Thanks

We would like to thank Arel University for allowing us to conduct the pilot test and Haliç University for granting the necessary permissions and support for the implementation of this research. Our gratitude also extends to the esteemed professors and students who participated in the study.

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