Identifying &Prioritizing Effective Factors in Using Mobile Learning in Higher Education

Abstract

The present study aimed to identify and prioritize the effective factors of using mobile learning in higher education through descriptive, survey (field study) and cross-sectional method. Study population consisted of 300 Professors of Sari Islamic Azad University from which 169 individuals was selected as sample according to stratified random method. In order to collect data, researcher made questionnaire was applied using mobile learning utilizing factors including 42 items in 6 factors (variables) of technical& technological, attitudinal, personal facilities, knowledge, skill and self disciplinary where each factor had its own related sub-item used in the form of 5-option Likert scale rated from very high to very low. In order to assess validity (content), the views of E-learning professors and experts assessment was used and the questionnaire reliability was obtained as 0.86 by Cronbach alpha. The results showed that the factors(variables) such as technological, attitudinal, personal facilities, knowledge, skill and self disciplinary, respectively influence performing mobile learning in higher education.

Keywords

• Information & Communication Technology
• Mobile Learning
• Higher education
• Technological Factor
• Personal Factor
• Skill Factor
• Attitudinal Factor
• Knowledge Factor