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Usage of Mobile Learning in South African Public High Schools
By
Zanele Mathabela
217611628
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the subject
INFORMATION SYSTEM RESEARCH (ISR117V)
As requirements for: ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN INFORMATICS
In the
FACULTY OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
(Department of Informatics)
at
TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Project Leader: Dr Adeyelure Tope Samuel
DATE: 13 February 2021
S/N Reference
Summary of the
Perceived Gap
article
1
Briz-Ponce, L. et al. (2017) ‘Learning with
This article
This article discusses the
mobile technologies – Students’ behavior’,
covers the
behaviors towards mobile
Computers in Human Behavior, 72, pp. 612–
drivers and
learning of medical
620. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2016.05.027.
factors
students in the University
influencing the
of California as opposed to
behavior of
the usage of mobile
students when it
learning in South African
comes to the
public high schools, which
usage of mobile
will be my focus.
learning. Medical
students from the
University of
California took a
quantitative
survey which
showed that
students have a
strong attitude
when it comes to
using mobile
technologies as
compared to the
willingness for
recommendation.
A Technology
Acceptance
Model is
suggested in this
study as well as
it’s implications.
2
Nikolopoulou, K. (2018) ‘Mobile learning usage
This article
My study will be focusing
and acceptance: perceptions of secondary
discusses
on the usage of mobile
school students’, Journal of Computers in
perceptions
learning in South African
Education, 5(4), pp. 499–519. doi:
around the
public high schools
10.1007/s40692-018-0127-8.
acceptance and
specifically and will not
usage of mobile
only focus on the students
learning by
but rather focus on both
secondary
the students as well as the
school students.
educators.
In Greece, 530
students
between the
ages of 12 – 18
were given a
questionnaire
which revealed
that mobile
phones are used
by 83% of the
population. This
study also states
that the higher
the grade, the
better the
acceptance and
usage of mobile
devices.
3
Al-Hunaiyyan, A., Alhajri, R. A. and Al-
This article talks
This article focuses its
Sharhan, S. (2018) ‘Perceptions and
about students
research in Kuwait
challenges of mobile learning in Kuwait’,
and instructors
institutions and my
Journal of King Saud University - Computer
perceptions
research will be based in
and Information Sciences, 30(2), pp. 279–289.
about mobile
South African public high
doi: 10.1016/j.jksuci.2016.12.001.
learning as well
schools.
as the
challenges that
come with it. A
survey was
conducted on
623 students and
132 instructors
which revealed
that both the
students and
instructors are
quite familiar with
mobile devices
and their
positivity about
mobile
learning.Some
barriers
highlighted here
are social and
cultural issues
which may affect
the
implementation
of mobile
learning.
4
Ruangvanich, S. and Nilsook, P. (2018)
This conference
‘Students’ Usage of Mobile Learning on
paper talks about is specifically for grade 9
Information Technology and Communication
the usage of
students using mobile
Subject for Grade 9 Students’, in Proceedings
mobile learning
learning as opposed to my
of the 2018 International Conference on
by grade 9
research which will be
Distance Education and Learning. New York,
students. By so
focused at a larger group,
NY, USA: Association for Computing
doing, it makes
being high school
Machinery (ICDEL ’18), pp. 38–43. doi:
use of
students, which includes
10.1145/3231848.3231878.
questionnaires to
grade 8 – 9 pupils, making
find out the
use of mobile learning.
comfort and
satisfaction level
of these grade 9
students when it
comes to the
content shared
using mobile
learning. The
conclusion is that
most students
are happy with
the shared
content and wish
to continue using
mobile learning
as a source of
teaching.
The research in this paper
5
Kaliisa, R., Palmer, E. and Miller, J. (2019)
This motive of
This article focuses its
‘Mobile learning in higher education: A
this paper is to
mobile learning research
comparative analysis of developed and
differentiate the
on university students in
developing country contexts’, British Journal of
characteristics of
developed and developing
Educational Technology, 50(2), pp. 546–561.
the use and
countries whereas my
doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.12583.
adoption of
study will cover the usage
mobile learning
of mobile learning in South
in higher
Afrrican public high
education in both
schools.
developed and
developing
countries. A
survey
questionnaire
which was
distributed to 189
students was
taken in Uganda
and Australia in
order to come up
with a case
study. The
conclusion of this
study was that
students in both
developed and
developing
counties are still
at experimenting
stages when it
comes to mobile
learning since
there is still limits
as to how they
can make use of
their mobile
devices.
6
Al-Adwan, A. S., Al-Madadha, A. and
This article
This article focuses on the
Zvirzdinaite, Z. (2018) ‘Modeling Students’
discusses the
adoption of mobile learning
Readiness to Adopt Mobile Learning in Higher
factors that have
as opposed to the usage
Education: An Empirical Study’, International
an impact on the
of mobile learning, which
Review of Research in Open and Distributed
students
will be my focus.
Learning, 19(1). doi:
readiness to the
https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v19i1.3256.
adoption of
mobile learning
in higher
education. A
questionnaire
was the used in
order to
understand what
the students
require and
prefer when it
comes to mobile
learning. Some
of the influencing
factors
discovered were,
complexity,
social influence
as well as self-
management.
This study then
further gives
insightful
information on
how to better
design and
implement
mobile learning
systems.
7
Dias, L. and Victor, A. (2017) ‘Teaching and
This journal
My study will not only look
Learning with Mobile Devices in the 21st
article outlines
at the benefits and
Century Digital World: Benefits and
the benefits and
challenges of mobile
Challenges’, European Journal of
challenges of
learning but will also look
Multidisciplinary Studies, 2(5), pp. 339–344.
mobile devices
at how mobile learning is
doi: 10.26417/ejms.v5i1.p339-344.
on both teaching
being used by both
and learning.
students and educators in
The study shows
South African public high
positivity from
schools.
teachers and
students in terms
of how mobile
devices allow
motivation,
communication,
collaboration as
well as the ability
to research. With
the challenges
that are also
listed in this
article, the
solution to them
is sufficient
training and
support.
8
Crompton, H. and Burke, D. (2018) ‘The use of
This article
This article discusses the
mobile learning in higher education: A
consists of a
findings of how mobile
systematic review’, Computers & Education,
synthesis which
learning impacted students
123, pp. 53–64. doi:
discusses factors achievements between the
10.1016/j.compedu.2018.04.007.
such as the
year 2010 and 2016. My
purpose,
study will be addresgsing
methodologies,
the usage of mobile
educational
learning in South African
context,
public high schools in the
educational level
current/upcoming year(s).
and device
types, in mobile
learning between
the year 2010
and 2016. The
studies showed
the impact of
mobile learning
on student
achievements.
The conclusion
made from the
synthesis is the
encouragement
of higher
education
faculties to make
use of mobile
learning in order
to expand their
learning
possibilities.
9
Schuck, S., Kearney, M. and Burden, K. (2017) This article talks
This article focuses on the
‘Exploring mobile learning in the Third Space’,
about what can
usage of mobile learning in
Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 26(2),
be achieved
the third space and how
pp. 121–137. doi:
through mobile
educators and students
10.1080/1475939X.2016.1230555.
learning in the
can improve their usage of
third space. The
mobile devices whereas
true definition
my study will focus on the
and use of the
usage of mobile learning in
third space as
South African public high
well as it’s belief
schools.
to contribute to
the 21st century
learning, is also
covered. The
conclusion is
suggestions on
how the roles of
educators and
students need to
change in order
to increase the
potential of
mobile learning.
10
Chase, T. J. G. et al. (2018) ‘Mobile learning in
This article
This study focuses on he
medicine: an evaluation of attitudes and
addresses the
usage of mobile devices
behaviours of medical students’, BMC Medical
impact of mobile
Education, 18(1), p. 152. doi: 10.1186/s12909-
devices in clinical my study will focus on the
018-1264-5.
learning
usage of mobile learning in
environments. It
South African public high
assesses things
schools.
such as studying
habits as well as
perceptions
towards mobile
device supported
learning. To
support this
study, 18
students were
put to the test
with mobile
devices and the
feedback was
recorded in a
form of
questionnaires.
The conclusion
was that mobile
learning does
have a positive
effect on the
work efficiency of
students.
by medical students and
Question Two
20 marks (40%)
Write up a PROBLEM STATEMENT
Transformation of the delivery of education and training in the higher education sector
by providing students with an opportunity to learn anywhere and at any time is called
Mobile Learning (Kumar and Mohite, 2017). Mobile Learning is a way of using mobile
devices such as tablets and smartphones to access learning content and it can be
accessible anywhere and at anytime. The largest population of mobile device users is
between the ages of 18 and 21 (Crompton and Burke, 2018). Usage of mobile learning
in schools is a study covered by most authors and the benefits and challenges are
clearly outlined in those articles but the usage of mobile learning in South African public
high schools particularly is not covered by many, which is where my focus will be.
According to Biloš et al. (2017), the focus was to explore students mobile device usage
habits, their attitude towards receiving content through mobile devices and their
preferred application features when it comes to mobile learning, in vocational education
and secondary schools in three European countries.
Based on the reviewed articles, it is quite evident that there is minimal study that focuses
on the usage of mobile learning in South African public schools. Hence this study is
proposed to address the gap in the Usage of Mobile Learning in South African public
schools.
References
Kumar, B. A. and Mohite, P. (2017) ‘Usability Study of Mobile Learning Application in
Higher Education Context: An Example from Fiji National University’, in Murphy, A. et al.
(eds) Mobile Learning in Higher Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Harnessing
Trends and Challenging Orthodoxies. Singapore: Springer (Education in the AsiaPacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects), pp. 607–622. doi: 10.1007/978-98110-4944-6_29.
Crompton, H. and Burke, D. (2018) ‘The use of mobile learning in higher education: A
systematic review’, Computers & Education, 123, pp. 53–64. doi:
10.1016/j.compedu.2018.04.007.
Biloš, A., Turkalj, D. and Kelić, I. (2017) ‘Mobile Learning Usage and Preferences of
Vocational Secondary School Students: The cases of Austria, the Czech Republic, and
Germany’, Naše gospodarstvo/Our economy, 63(1), pp. 59–69. doi: 10.1515/ngoe2017-0006.
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