Abstract

Technology has an important role in the lives particularly in the field of education nowadays because of its accessibility and affordability. Mobile learning (m-Learning) which is form of e-learning is a novel approach in the arena of educational technology that offers personal, informal, blended learning and flexible learning opportunities to learners and instructors. The present study is an attempt to determine the computer students’ attitudes on the integration of m-Learning app (WhatsApp). A total numbers of 143 student participants participated in the experiment. The study used quasi-experimental research design. The learners were performed intact groups of a public university. They were asked to complete the assignments through WhatsApp application. Two questionnaires were used to gather the data. The data was analyzed descriptively. Findings of the data showed that learners had positive attitudes towards the integration of m-Learning apps. The study also reports the suggestions for the future research and implications for the teachers.

Highlights

  • Technology has an important role in the lives in the field of education nowadays because of its accessibility and affordability

  • There is a transition from Computer Assisted Instruction [1] to Mobile Assisted Instruction (MAI) Smartphones have gained the popularity in the teaching instructions and these have gained an important position in the daily life for learning purposes

  • Most of the educational institutions require a model that facilitates its teaching and academic faculty with the necessities to develop the learning process and better involvement of the blended learning. These higher educational institutions incorporate e-Learning in the shape Web-based teaching (WBT), virtual learning (VL) and learning management system (LMS) or some other e-Learning apps and educational technologies for various types of teaching and learning process [4]

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Introduction

Technology has an important role in the lives in the field of education nowadays because of its accessibility and affordability. Most of the educational institutions require a model that facilitates its teaching and academic faculty with the necessities to develop the learning process and better involvement of the blended learning. The integration of E-learning and ICT courses with the formal discourse requires the key skills those could be evaluated, measured and shifted from teachers to students; teacher to teachers and other academic professional for its effective transformation. These skills can develop the use and integration of E- learning more effectively and naturally. The support and planning for academic institutions to develop the capacity of e-Learning requires the key developments and innovations of the apps and the environment of the institution [9]

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