Abstract
The aim of this research is to reveal the attitudes of engineering faculty students towards mobile learning. The study group of the research consisted of 80 students studying at various universities in Kazakhstan and voluntarily agreeing to participate in the research. The research was created in a qualitative design. In this study, a semi-structured interview form developed by the researchers was used in order not to determine the mobile learning attitudes of the students. Students' attitudes towards mobile learning were evaluated based on the content analysis method. The result of the research reveals that the vast majority of students use mobile learning applications frequently. When students were asked about the advantages of mobile learning applications, they stated that it increases motivation, facilitates learning and is useful. The disadvantages of mobile learning were categorized by students as information pollution, need for mobile support and high cost. In order to eliminate the disadvantages of mobile learning applications; Uninterrupted internet and wireless data transportation support can be provided to meet the mobile support needs in universities.
Highlights
In line with the developments based on technology, new concepts and approaches have emerged in almost all fields of education, especially distance education, and these concepts have become synonymous with the learning process
Research findings reveal that the majority of students frequently use mobile learning applications
When students were asked about the advantages of mobile learning applications, they stated that it increases motivation, facilitates learning and is useful
Summary
In line with the developments based on technology, new concepts and approaches have emerged in almost all fields of education, especially distance education, and these concepts have become synonymous with the learning process. Mobile learning is one of these concepts, and especially in the last 10 years, with the development and spread of the internet, it has started to be used widely and effectively in learning and teaching processes, especially in distance education. The widespread use of the concept of mobile learning in such a rapid and short period of time has made the use of this concept more frequent in internet-supported teaching processes and mobile learning has become a frequently studied area. Mobile learning is defined as learning that makes it possible for the user to access the educational content by communicating with others through mobile technologies, without time and place constraints, and which increases productivity and performance by providing instant feedback to their needs [2]. Learning via mobile devices allows students to collaborate inside and outside of school and share ideas among each other [3]
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