Title: Research tendencies and designs of mobile technology-supported reading education: a systematic review of journal publication from 2005 to 2020

Authors: Chen-Chen Liu; Fu-Ning Guo; Hai-Jie Wang; Youmei Wang

Addresses: Department of Educational Technology, Wenzhou University, Chashan University Town, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang Province, China ' Wenzhou Business College, Chashan University Town, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang Province, China ' Department of Educational Technology, Wenzhou University, Chashan University Town, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang Province, China ' Department of Educational Technology, Wenzhou University, Chashan University Town, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang Province, China

Abstract: Digital reading has been a research trend recently. This study reviewed studies published in the area of mobile technology-supported reading education (MTSRE) in the Scopus database from 2005 to 2020. The analysis was conducted from four aspects, namely the article information, the study design and execution, how mobile technology was used, and the statistical methods and research issues. The results indicated that: 1) MTSRE has aroused the research interest of researchers; 2) most studies on MTSRE explore its effects, elementary school students are the most common participants, the experimental design method was mostly adopted, and studies conducted with in-class activities were the most common; 3) the MTSRE research investigated how to introduce different instructional strategies in MTSRE, and it was found that inquiry-based learning was most frequently used; 4) for statistical methods, descriptive statistics, were the most frequently applied, and the research topics were mainly focused on the cognition domain.

Keywords: reading education; mobile technology; technology-based review model; systematic review.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMLO.2024.137629

International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation, 2024 Vol.18 No.2, pp.215 - 238

Received: 22 Oct 2022
Accepted: 22 Nov 2022
Published online: 02 Apr 2024 *

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