MOBILE LEARNING READINESS AMONG MALAYSIAN POLYTECHNIC STUDENTS

Abstract

With the rapid development of mobile technologies, mobile learning has become an integral part of electronic learning. It is viewed as potentially significant aids to learning as it has made learning possible at anytime and anywhere with the use of wireless internet and mobile equipment. However, before designing and implementing a new learning system, learners’ readiness should be taken into consideration. Despite its notable advantages, mobile learning is largely unresearched at Malaysian polytechnics. Therefore, this quantitative study aims to investigate the extent of readiness of Malaysian polytechnic students. To serve this purpose, a questionnaire was administered to 274 randomly selected students at a Malaysian polytechnic. The questionnaire was designed to explore three main readiness, namely equipment readiness, technological skill readiness and psychological readiness. The overall findings revealed that a great majority of the students show high level off readiness for the implementation of mobile learning. The evidence from this preliminary study has provided valuable information for educators and curriculum designers to discover ways to exploit the mobile learning in teaching and learning