MOBILE-LEARNING INSTRUCTION: EFFECT ON TECHNOLOGICAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF PHYSICS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
MOKUOLU Adewunmi Olanrewaju Ph.D, OLOWOOKERE Israel Oluwatobi
Department of Physics, Federal College of Education, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria
Abstract
Mobile Learning (M-learning) is an emerging teaching-learning instructional tool that uses portable digital devices and has the potentials to strengthen both educational and technological capacity of students. This study examines the effect of M-learning on students’ educational and technological skill development in undergraduate Physics. A quasi-experimental research design with a sample of 150 students was adopted. Data were collected using Technological Skill Development (TSD) Test and Conceptual Understanding of Physics (CUP) Test; and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics at 0.05 significance level. Findings showed that students taught using M-learning instruction recorded significantly higher post-test mean scores in both TSD (MS = 36.84, SD = 4.63) and CUP (MS = 35.98, SD = 5.07) compared to those taught using the traditional lecture method (TSD: MS = 31.26, SD = 5.12; CUP: MS = 31.22, SD = 5.56). ANCOVA analysis indicated that M-learning had a statistically significant effect on both students’ TSD [F(1,146) = 33.45, p < 0.05, partial η² = 0.19], and CUP [F(1,146) = 18.57, p <0.05, partial η² = 0.11] between experimental and control groups. Regression analysis further indicated that M-learning significantly predicts both students’ TSD [F(1,148) = 40.33, p < 0.05; R² = 0.21] and CUP [F(1,148) = 22.21, p < 0.05; R² = 0.17], with a moderate positive predictive relationship (TSD: β = 0.46; CUP: β = 0.41, at p < 0.05). It is recommended that school authorities should organize training workshops for science teachers on M-learning usage.
Keywords: Mobile Learning, Physics, Technological Skill Development, Conceptual Understanding, Lecture Method.
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EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (IJMR)
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Published on : 2026-03-24
| Vol | : | 12 |
| Issue | : | 3 |
| Month | : | March |
| Year | : | 2026 |