Mobiles in education: students' usage, preferences and desires. (7th June 2010)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Economides, Anastasios A.; Grousopoulou, Amalia
• Is Part Of: International journal of mobile learning and organisation. Volume 4:Number 3(2010)
• Page Start: 235
• Page End: 252
• Publication Date: 2010-06-07
• Subjects: gender differences -- handheld devices -- mobile learning -- mobile phones -- cell phones -- m-learning -- survey -- student use -- student preferences -- students use -- university students -- mobiles -- higher education; Mobile communication systems -- Periodicals; Communication in organizations -- Periodicals; Organizational learning -- Periodicals; Mobile communication systems in education -- Periodicals; 371.33
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1746-725X

Abstract

Mobile devices have become some of the fastest advancing communication gadgets. This study investigates the students' use, preferences and desires regarding mobile devices in education. Conducting a survey among University students, it was found that students use their mobiles mostly for arranging meetings with their classmates and being mutually informed about courses. They consider as most important the access to exam results, exams' timetable and previous exams. Furthermore, they would mostly like to use their mobiles for acquiring information about lessons and exams. Finally, some gender differences emerge in the use of the mobile devices in education but they are not big.