Assessing the Effectiveness of Mobile Learning Devices inudTertiary Institutions: The Experience of Undergraduatesudin a Nigerian Private University

摘要

Over the years, technology appears to be making life easier andudbetter. However, in some instances, it appears technology is counterproductive.udMobile learning devices, as the name suggests, have been developed to facilitateudlearning on the move. The questions are: Are these devices truly facilitatingudlearning? If they are truly facilitating learning, are they facilitating learning positivelyudor negatively? To answer these questions, the survey research designudwas adopted on a sample of 215 randomly selected students. In the process,udquestionnaire and focused group discussion guideline were used to collect relevantuddata. Data analysis was both qualitative and quantitative. Some of the coreudfindings from this investigation were that majority of the respondents, and byudextension the target population, were barely using the tablets and free internetudbrowsing megabytes [10Gb monthly] given to all students for the intended purposeudof learning. Some were pre-occupied with downloading videos, films andudmusic while some spend endless hours playing computer games or chatting onudsocial networks with the attendant consequence of poor learning, dwindling academicudperformance and productivity. Relevant recommendations to redressudthis unwholesome trend were proffered