Effects of Mobile Learning on Academic Performance and Learning Attitude in a College Classroom

Abstract

While mobile learning has become increasingly popular and has received growing research interest, there appears to be insufficient emprical evidence from rigorous experimental research that supports its effectiveness on learning. This study addressed this issue by conducting a randomized experiment to investigate the impact of mobile learning on students’ academic performance and learning attitude. The results revealed that mobile learning can produce similar learning results as traditional classroom insruction, but students had mixed attitude towards different aspects of mobile learning. The research findings contribute to the scholarship of mobile learning and can inform the design and evluation of mobile-based educational interventions.