Mobile assisted teaching and learning in an institute of higher education
The advancement of mobile technology has enhanced educational environment from conventional classroom teaching into virtual, interactive setting in the last few decades. However, factors i.e. cost, network coverage, mobile choices etc. have been the main constraints in utilizing mobile technology in...
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| author | Veerappan, Veeramuthu Wei, Hui Suan Wong, Siew Ping Paramasivam, Shamala |
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| description | The advancement of mobile technology has enhanced educational environment from conventional classroom teaching into virtual, interactive setting in the last few decades. However, factors i.e. cost, network coverage, mobile choices etc. have been the main constraints in utilizing mobile technology in teaching and learning. Therefore, this study employed quantitative approach to explore the level of readiness among lecturers and students in using mobile devices for teaching and learning process. The subjects have been chosen randomly from a Malaysia private university. The data was collected from 196 undergraduates and 56 academicians and was analyzed descriptively. The most significant finding revealed that most students used Wi-Fi to access the Internet (M=3.27, SD = 1.57) rather than subscribing to their service provider (M=2.46, SD=1.46). A significant number of academics preferred conventional teaching to mobile assisted teaching (M = 3.2, SD = .961). Correlation analysis was done to explore the relationship between academics’ hand phone facilities and internet access (p< .05). The relationship was negative and strong, = -.783. The findings indicate that most students and academics owned the mobile devices; however the implementation of M-learning in higher institution were impeded by the accessibility of the internet. |
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| spelling | upm-345372016-09-19T03:17:40Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34537/ Mobile assisted teaching and learning in an institute of higher education Veerappan, Veeramuthu Wei, Hui Suan Wong, Siew Ping Paramasivam, Shamala The advancement of mobile technology has enhanced educational environment from conventional classroom teaching into virtual, interactive setting in the last few decades. However, factors i.e. cost, network coverage, mobile choices etc. have been the main constraints in utilizing mobile technology in teaching and learning. Therefore, this study employed quantitative approach to explore the level of readiness among lecturers and students in using mobile devices for teaching and learning process. The subjects have been chosen randomly from a Malaysia private university. The data was collected from 196 undergraduates and 56 academicians and was analyzed descriptively. The most significant finding revealed that most students used Wi-Fi to access the Internet (M=3.27, SD = 1.57) rather than subscribing to their service provider (M=2.46, SD=1.46). A significant number of academics preferred conventional teaching to mobile assisted teaching (M = 3.2, SD = .961). Correlation analysis was done to explore the relationship between academics’ hand phone facilities and internet access (p< .05). The relationship was negative and strong, = -.783. The findings indicate that most students and academics owned the mobile devices; however the implementation of M-learning in higher institution were impeded by the accessibility of the internet. IRSSH Research Group 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34537/1/Mobile%20assisted%20teaching%20and%20learning%20in%20an%20institute%20of%20higher%20education.pdf Veerappan, Veeramuthu and Wei, Hui Suan and Wong, Siew Ping and Paramasivam, Shamala (2014) Mobile assisted teaching and learning in an institute of higher education. International Review of Social Sciences and Humanities, 8 (1). pp. 68-79. ISSN 2250–0715; ESSN: 2248–9010 http://www.irssh.com/volumes/vol_8_no_1_october_2014 |
| spellingShingle | Veerappan, Veeramuthu Wei, Hui Suan Wong, Siew Ping Paramasivam, Shamala Mobile assisted teaching and learning in an institute of higher education |
| title | Mobile assisted teaching and learning in an institute of higher education |
| title_full | Mobile assisted teaching and learning in an institute of higher education |
| title_fullStr | Mobile assisted teaching and learning in an institute of higher education |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mobile assisted teaching and learning in an institute of higher education |
| title_short | Mobile assisted teaching and learning in an institute of higher education |
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