Mobile Learning in Education: Inevitable Substitute during COVID-19 Era

Raja Muhammad Ishtiaq Khan; Ashraf Ali; Abdullah Alouraini

doi:10.1177/21582440221132503

SAGE Open (Oct 2022)

Mobile Learning in Education: Inevitable Substitute during COVID-19 Era

Raja Muhammad Ishtiaq Khan,
Ashraf Ali,
Abdullah Alouraini

Affiliations

Raja Muhammad Ishtiaq Khan: Department of Common First Year, Majmaah University, Al Zulfi, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ashraf Ali: Faculty of Computer Studies, Arab Open University, Kingdom of Bahrain
Abdullah Alouraini: Department of Computer Science and Information, College of Science, Al Zulfi, Majmaah University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440221132503
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12

Abstract

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The incorporation of mobile phones is persistent in the development of language learning, particularly in the EFL context. The present investigation aims to determine the impact of mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) applications on developing “learners” grammar proficiency. The current study employed a quantitative research method to explore MALL-assisted feedback in a WhatsApp group during the group chat. 60 Saudi male EFL learners, randomly assigned to the control and experimental group. Participants in the Experimental group practiced grammar in WhatsApp chat, whereas the same material was sent to the control group on Blackboard. The data was gathered by administering pre and post-test of grammar proficiency. Descriptive statistics and ANCOVA were used to analyze the data. The study’s findings exhibited that WhatsApp group practice and feedback positively impacted learners’ performance.

Published in SAGE Open

ISSN: 2158-2440 (Online)
Publisher: SAGE Publishing
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: General Works: History of scholarship and learning. The humanities; Social Sciences
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