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The impact of mobile devices for learning in higher education institutions : Nigerian universities case study
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Shonola, Shaibu A., Joy, Mike, Oyelere, Solomon S. and Suhonen, Jarkko (2016) The impact of mobile devices for learning in higher education institutions : Nigerian universities case study. International Journal of Modern Education and Computer Science (IJMECS), 8 (8). pp. 43-50. ISSN 2075-0161.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5815/ijmecs.2016.08.06
Abstract
Mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets are becoming increasing popular among students, setting out a new way to communicate, collaborate and learn. The use of portable devices has the capability to inspire new approaches to learning. It is therefore important to examine the students’ viewpoints about the educational use of mobile technology in supporting the learning process. The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of mobile devices for learning purposes by exploring the kinds of interactions that students in Nigerian universities have with their portable gadgets. A sample of 240 higher education students participated in the study by completing the researchers’ questionnaire. The results of the study indicate the students use their portable devices to exchange education-related messages and academic files with classmates, search the internet and library databases for academic materials, practice online quizzes or tests and hold discussions with classmates among others. The statistical analyses result show that there is no significant difference in the students’ use of mobile devices based on gender.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education | ||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Computer Science | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Mobile communication systems in education -- Nigeria, Education, Higher -- Nigeria, Cell phones, Smartphones, Tablet computers | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | International Journal of Modern Education and Computer Science (IJMECS) | ||||||
Publisher: | Modern Education and Computer Science Publisher | ||||||
ISSN: | 2075-0161 | ||||||
Official Date: | August 2016 | ||||||
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Volume: | 8 | ||||||
Number: | 8 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 43-50 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 9 August 2016 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 9 August 2016 | ||||||
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