Mobile Learning According to Students of Computer Engineering and Computer Education: A Comparison of Attitudes

Authors : Deniz Mertkan GEZGİN, Muge ADNAN, Meltem ACAR GUVENDIR

Pages : 4-17

Doi:10.17718/tojde.382653

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Publication Date : 2018-01-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Mobile learning has started to perform an increasingly significant role in improving learning outcomes in education. Successful and efficient implementation of m-learning in higher education, as with all educational levels, depends on users’ acceptance of this technology. This study focuses on investigating the attitudes of undergraduate students of Computer Engineering insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CENG); and Computer Education and Instructional Technology insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CEIT); departments in a Turkish public university towards m-learning from three perspectives; gender, area of study, and mobile device ownership. Using a correlational survey method, a Mobile Learning Attitude Scale insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(MLAS); was administered to 531 students, analysis of which revealed a positive attitude to m-learning in general. A further investigation of the aforementioned three variables showed a more positive attitude for female students in terms of usability, for CEIT students in terms of advantages, usability and independence, and for those owning a mobile device in terms of usability. An important implication from the findings, among others, is supplementing Computer Engineering curriculum with elective courses on the fundamentals of mobile learning, and/or the design and development of m-learning software, so as to create, in the long run, more specialized and complementary teams comprised of trained CENG and CEIT graduates in m-learning sector.
Keywords : M learning, education, attitude, mobile programming, mobile technologies