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Technical and Infrastructural Aspects of Mobile Learning Adoption in Iran Higher Education

  • Masrom, Maslin;Hakemi, Aida
    • International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 2019
  • Nowadays learning has developed to a new way of anywhere and anytime by using mobile devices called m-learning which can provide flexibility, independency and creativity in academic environment. Most studies about m-learning are for higher education and the most users of m-learning are higher education students. Although developed countries are using m-learning in educational sectors, most of the Middle East countries are far from m-learning, and facing number of challenges. In Iran m-learning is still in early stage of implementation in higher education and in terms of technical and infrastructural aspects there is a vast gap in compare with developed countries. Although technical and infrastructural difficulties are one of the significant aspects in implementation and integration of m-learning technologies in education, the technology will not be successful if could not adopt with users. Due to the importance of user adoption with m-learning, there are limited studies about m-learning adoption in higher education of Iran. This paper attempts to review on technical and infrastructural aspects that facilitate m-learning which have effect on adoption of Iran higher education system. The review of the trend in the literature provides a reference for higher education institutes for decision making in developing m-learning for their students.

Investigating the Use of Mobile Learning Applications and Their Influencing Factors: A Comparative Study of Chinese and Korean Users (모바일 러닝 애플리케이션 이용과 영향 요인 연구: 중국과 한국 사용자 비교 연구)

  • YIWEN, FAN;Lee, Ae Ri
    • Knowledge Management Research
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.149-168
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    • 2019
  • In the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, digital transformation is emerging in the education and learning fields. As the use of the mobile Internet and mobile devices has become a daily life, mobile learning that supports a variety of learning in a mobile environment is drawing attention. Mobile learning applications (apps) are expected to expand their use by providing a convenient learning environment anytime, anywhere. This study investigates the use of mobile learning apps in English education, which is one of the most popular learning areas, and empirically examines the factors that influence the continuous use of mobile learning apps. In particular, it analyzes the differences between Chinese and Korean users. The results of this study provide theoretical and practical implications to promote the development of mobile apps suitable for mobile learning environments and the sustainable user growth in mobile learning.

A Study on Actual Conditions and Awareness of High School Students' Mobile Learning (고등학생의 모바일 러닝 실태 및 인식 분석)

  • Cho, Kyoo-Lak
    • The Journal of Korean Association of Computer Education
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    • v.15 no.6
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    • pp.53-64
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    • 2012
  • This study was to compare and analyze actual conditions and awareness of high school students' mobile learning. Survey was used as a research method and percentile, t-test and F-test were conducted for the statistical analyses. Results revealed that in the case of actual conditions on mobile device and mobile learning, slight differences were shown in various sub-variables, depending on independent variables (gender, grade, track); year 2010 can be the most important year for the mobile learning; high school students seldom utilize mobile learning in a small piece of time; mobile learning using Apps was not widespread yet. In the case of awareness of mobile learning, statistically significant differences were found in the use capacity of mobile devices, the increase of learning performance, and the continual interests of mobile devices.

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The Effects of Mobile Learning Factors and Training Transfer on the Effective Organisational Learning in Malaysian Oil and Gas Industry

  • Chee, Sua Wui;Saudi, Mohd Haizam Mohd;Lee, Chong Aik
    • Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.310-337
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    • 2018
  • Adoption of mobile learning (m-learning) is not new in Malaysian oil and gas industry, with heavy investment into research and development to train the workers. Nevertheless, the low application of learnt skills on the job remains an emergent research area where there is a missing link on the effects of m-learning and effective organisational learning and implication on its training transfer. The result of this quantitative research revealed that all variables in m-learning were found to have a positive relationship with the effective organisational learning, and there is evidence of training transfer as a mediator of the relationship between self-directed learning, training design, work environment and effective organisational learning. However, there were some discrepancies in the extend of training transfer between trainee characteristics and organisational learning. As such, some important issues emerged which challenge the importance of evaluating workers' readiness and transfer for a successful implementation of m-learning towards developing effective organisational learning.

Students' Perspectives towards M-learning Achievement, and Disposition towards Mathematics Using a mobile phone (Mobile-Learning에 의한 수학학습에서 학생들의 인식변화, 성취도, 및 성향에 대한 연구)

  • ChoiKoh, Sang-Sook
    • Communications of Mathematical Education
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.863-885
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    • 2009
  • In the era of wireless internet, we are apt to use a mobile phone for learning mathematics, besides the pc computer and the notebook computer. This study was to investigate the effect of M-learning when students were given a wireless mobile phone in terms of their perspectives towards the use of a mobile phone, achievement and attitudes towards mathematics. They were the 3th grader in a high school, who were expected to take Aptitude Test for the entrance of the university level. The most students who took an ubiquitous environment of M-learning showed it as a benefit for learning mathematics and did not spend time at other activities such as listening to music, sending text-message, playing games, etc, but at the M-learning activities. The students who engaged in the M-learning activities were improved a significantly higher score at Aptitude Test than the students who took the make-up courses in the school and also did a significantly higher disposition towards mathematics which was caused by curiosity among 7 components of the mathematical disposition.

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Design and Development of m-Learning Service Based on 3G Cellular Phones

  • Chung, Kwang-Sik;Lee, Jeong-Eun
    • Journal of Information Processing Systems
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.521-538
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    • 2012
  • As the knowledge society matures, not only distant, but also off-line universities are trying to provide learners with on-line educational contents. Particularly, high effectiveness of mobile devices for e-Learning has been demonstrated by the university sector, which uses distant learning that is based on blended learning. In this paper, we analyzed previous m-Learning scenarios and future technology prospects. Based on the proposed m-Learning scenario, we designed cellular phone-based educational contents and service structure, implemented m-Learning system, and analyzed m-Learning service satisfaction. The design principles of the m-Learning service are 1) to provide learners with m-Learning environment with both cellular phones and desktop computers; 2) to serve announcements, discussion boards, Q&A boards, course materials, and exercises on cellular phones and desktop computers; and 3) to serve learning activities like the reviewing of full lectures, discussions, and writing term papers using desktop computers and cellular phones. The m-Learning service was developed on a cellular phone that supports H.264 codex in 3G communication technology. Some of the functions of the m-Learning design principles are implemented in a 3G cellular phone. The contents of lectures are provided in the forms of video, text, audio, and video with text. One-way educational contents are complemented by exercises (quizzes).

An Empirical Study on the Critical Factors for Successful m-Learning Implementation (성공적인 m-Learning 구현을 위한 핵심 요인에 대한 연구)

  • Whang, Jae-Hoon;Kim, Dong-Hyun
    • Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.57-80
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    • 2005
  • This study defined the notion of general idea on m-learning as based upon e-Learning and mobile internet related literature review and identified the m-Learning distinctive features. Also, this study has searched for factors that are expected to influence the use intended for m-Learning from self-regulated learning, which is acknowledged to be a useful method for learning accomplishment in education field, in order to measure the relationship between learners' motivation and use intention. Then it has empirically validated the conceptual model based on Davis' TAM (Technology Acceptance Model) As a result, self-efficacy, self-determination, interest, contents quality, time management, help seeking, and Peer study are factors affecting Perceived usefulness. Also self-efficacy, self-determination, interest, contents qualify, time management, and peer study are factors affecting perceived ease of use. Finally both perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use are significant factors affecting use intention.

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The Critical Success Factors Influencing the Use of Mobile Learning and its Perceived Impacts in Students' Education: A Systematic Literature Review

  • Abdulaziz Alanazi;Nur Fazidah Binti Elias;Hazura Binti Mohamed;Noraidah Sahari
    • KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.610-632
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    • 2024
  • Mobile Learning (M-learning) adoption and success in supporting students' learning engagement mainly depend on many factors. Therefore, this study systematically reviews the literature, synthesizes and analyzes the predictors of M-learning adoption, and uses success for students' learning engagement. Literature from 2016 to 2023 in various databases is covered in this study. Based on the review's findings, the factors that influence students' learning engagement when it comes to M-learning usage and adoption, can be divided into technical, pedagogical, and social factors. More specifically, technical factors include mobile devices availability and quality, connectivity to the internet, and user-friendly interfaces, pedagogical factors include effective instructional design, teaching methods, and assessment strategies, and social factors include motivation of students, social interaction and perceived enjoyment - all these factors have a significant impact on the M-learning adoption and use success. The findings of the review also indicated that M-learning has a key role in enhancing the learning engagement of students through different ways, like increasing their motivation, attention, and participation in their process of learning, paving the way for interaction and building relationships opportunities with peers and instructors, which in turn, can lead to strengthening the learning environment. The implications of these findings extend beyond immediate educational contexts, offering vital insights for future educational technology strategies and policy decisions, particularly in addressing global educational challenges and embracing technological advancements in learning.

Towards the Acceptance of Functional Requirements in M-Learning Application for KSA University Students

  • Badwelan, Alaa;Bahaddad, Adel A.
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.145-166
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    • 2021
  • M-learning is one of the most important modern learning environments in developed countries, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Ministry of Education policies in Saudi Arabia, gender segregation in education reflects the country's religious values, which are a part of the national policy. Thus, it will help many in the target audience to accept online learning more easily in Saudi society. The literature review indicates the importance to use the UTAUT conceptual framework to study the level of acceptance through adding a new construct to the model which is Mobile Application Quality. The study focuses on the end user's requirements to use M-learning applications. It is conducted with a qualitative method to find out the students' and companies' opinions who working in the M-learning field to determine the requirements for the development of M-learning applications that are compatible with the aspirations of conservative societies.

Factors Affecting Mobile Learning Outcomes within High School Classroom (고등학교 모바일러닝(Mobile Learning) 성과 예측요인 규명)

  • Noh, Jiyae;Lee, Jeongmin
    • Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.115-123
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    • 2013
  • With the rapid growth of mobile technologies, the mobile learning has been gradually considered as a efficient and effective learning form because it breaks the limitations of learning time and space occurring in the traditional classroom learning. Therefore, this research aims how the learners' m-learning efficacy, ubiquity, perceived usefulness, and ease of use predict perceived learning achievement and satisfaction Participants were 144 11th-grade students in A high school in Kyungnam area, Korea. After studying science class using mobile devices, they responded the following surveys: m-learning efficacy, ubiquity, perceived usefulness, ease of use, and satisfaction. Multiple regression analyses with correlation were applied to this study as a data analysis method. Findings of this study include: (a) m-learning efficacy and perceived usefulness predicted learning satisfaction, (b) perceived usefulness and ubiquity predicted perceived learning achievement. These findings imply that m-learning efficacy, perceived usefulness, ubiquity should be valued to enhance learning outcomes in mobile learning class.

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