M-Learning Adoption: A Perspective from a Developing Country

Autor/inn/en	Iqbal, Shakeel; Qureshi, Ijaz A.
Titel	M-Learning Adoption: A Perspective from a Developing Country
Quelle	In: International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 13 (2012) 3, S.147-164 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1492-3831
Schlagwörter	Educational Technology; Student Attitudes; Developing Nations; Foreign Countries; Handheld Devices; Usability; Social Influences; Electronic Learning; Computer Attitudes; College Students; Student Surveys; Questionnaires; Pakistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unterrichtsmedien; Schülerverhalten; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Ausland; Sozialer Einfluss; Collegestudent; Schülerbefragung; Fragebogen
Abstract	M-learning is the style of learning for the new millennium. Decreases in cost and increases in capabilities of mobile devices have made this medium attractive for the dissemination of knowledge. Mobile engineers, software developers, and educationists represent the supply side of this technology, whereas students represent the demand side. In order to further develop and improve this medium of learning it is imperative to find out students' perceptions about m-learning adoption. To achieve this objective a survey was conducted among the students of 10 chartered universities operating in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad in Pakistan. The results indicate that perceived usefulness, ease of use, and facilitating conditions significantly affect the students' intention to adopt m-learning, whereas perceived playfulness is found to have less influence. Social influence is found to have a negative impact on adoption of m-learning. The findings of this study are useful in providing guidance to developers and educators for designing m-learning courses specifically in the context of developing countries. (Contains 7 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10