Title: Applications, impacts and trends of mobile technology-enhanced learning: a review of 2008-2012 publications in selected SSCI journals

Authors: Gwo-Jen Hwang; Po-Han Wu

Addresses: Graduate Institute of Digital Learning and Education, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, 43, Sec.4, Keelung Rd., Taipei, 106, Taiwan ' Department of Mathematics and Information Education, National Taipei University of Education, Taipei City 106, Taiwan

Abstract: The use of mobile technologies in learning has attracted much attention from researchers and educators in the past decade. However, the impacts of mobile learning on students' learning performance are still unclear. In particular, some schoolteachers still doubt the effectiveness of using such new technologies in school settings. In this study, a survey has been conducted by reviewing the 2008-2012 publications in seven well-recognised Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) journals of technology-enhanced learning to investigate the applications and impacts of mobile technology-enhanced learning. It is found that mobile learning is promising in improving students' learning achievements, motivations and interests. In addition, from the survey, it is found that smartphones and tablet PCs have gradually become widely adopted mobile learning devices in recent years, which could affect the adoption of sensing technologies in the future. Accordingly, several open issues of mobile learning are addressed.

Keywords: mobile learning; m-learning; ubiquitous learning; seamless learning; technology-enhanced learning; research trends; research issues; literature review; student learning achievements; student motivations; student interests; smartphones; tablet PCs; sensing technologies.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMLO.2014.062346

International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation, 2014 Vol.8 No.2, pp.83 - 95

Received: 01 Mar 2014
Accepted: 15 Mar 2014

Published online: 23 Oct 2014 *

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