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Students' Attitudes Towards Mobile Learning and Mobile Device Usage in the U.S. and Israel Universities
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, Southern Utah University, United States ; , Ariel University, Israel

EdMedia + Innovate Learning, in Tampere, Finland ISBN 978-1-939797-08-7 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC

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Abstract

While mobile learning has been around for the past decade, much research is still needed to clarify its pedagogical effectiveness. In the present study, researchers have distributed a survey to assess students’ usage of mobile devices and attitudes towards the mobile learning. Participants are students in the U.S. and Israel universities. The study aims to answer the following questions: To what extent, do students’ attitudes towards mobile learning predict their academic mobile usage outside class? Is there a significant difference between the U.S. and Israel students in terms of mobile device usage and attitudes towards mobile learning? The authors discuss the results and implications of the study and provide suggestions for further research.

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Kobayashi, M. & Reychav, I. (2014). Students' Attitudes Towards Mobile Learning and Mobile Device Usage in the U.S. and Israel Universities. In J. Viteli & M. Leikomaa (Eds.), Proceedings of EdMedia 2014--World Conference on Educational Media and Technology (pp. 651-654). Tampere, Finland: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved February 2, 2023 from .

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