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Exploring the impact of device ownership, usage patterns, and technology proficiency on mobile learning among higher education students: a multi-faceted study

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Názov: Exploring the impact of device ownership, usage patterns, and technology proficiency on mobile learning among higher education students: a multi-faceted study
Autori: Daniel Danso Essel, Harrison I. Atagana
Zdroj: Educational Technology Quarterly, Vol 2024, Iss 4 (2024)
Informácie o vydavateľovi: Academy of Cognitive and Natural Sciences, 2024.
Rok vydania: 2024
Predmety: higher education institutions, demographic moderators, frequency of use, 0502 economics and business, 05 social sciences, technology proficiency, mobile technologies, 0503 education, device ownership, Education
Popis: This study explores the impact of device ownership, frequency of use, and technology proficiency on integrating mobile technologies (IMT) in learning by students in higher education institutions (HEIs) in Ghana. The objective is to understand how these factors are influenced by demographic variables such as age, gender, and program of study. Using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), data were collected from 457 students selected with a disproportionate stratified sampling technique across multiple HEIs offering STEM programs to analyse these relationships. The results demonstrated that technology proficiency significantly enhances the integration of mobile technologies into learning. It was noted that device ownership alone was insufficient to improve technology proficiency; frequent and effective usage was more essential. Additionally, gender and program of study moderated the effects of device ownership and frequency of use on technology proficiency. These findings highlight the importance of promoting effective usage patterns and advancing technology proficiency to integrate mobile technologies in educational settings better. It is recommended that HEIs focus on providing training programs to staff to integrate more learning activities that promote frequent use of mobile technologies in academic activities to enhance students' technology proficiency.
Druh dokumentu: Article
ISSN: 2831-5332
DOI: 10.55056/etq.793
Prístupová URL adresa: https://doaj.org/article/5f9f85fbd35643c0919bed86769d29b7
Rights: CC BY
Prístupové číslo: edsair.doi.dedup.....67355b059772be628531d43e7f990d74
Databáza: OpenAIRE
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Abstrakt:This study explores the impact of device ownership, frequency of use, and technology proficiency on integrating mobile technologies (IMT) in learning by students in higher education institutions (HEIs) in Ghana. The objective is to understand how these factors are influenced by demographic variables such as age, gender, and program of study. Using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), data were collected from 457 students selected with a disproportionate stratified sampling technique across multiple HEIs offering STEM programs to analyse these relationships. The results demonstrated that technology proficiency significantly enhances the integration of mobile technologies into learning. It was noted that device ownership alone was insufficient to improve technology proficiency; frequent and effective usage was more essential. Additionally, gender and program of study moderated the effects of device ownership and frequency of use on technology proficiency. These findings highlight the importance of promoting effective usage patterns and advancing technology proficiency to integrate mobile technologies in educational settings better. It is recommended that HEIs focus on providing training programs to staff to integrate more learning activities that promote frequent use of mobile technologies in academic activities to enhance students' technology proficiency.
ISSN:28315332
DOI:10.55056/etq.793