期刊名称：Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education
印刷版ISSN：1305-8223
电子版ISSN：1305-8223
出版年度：2018
卷号：14
期号：7
页码：3181-3189
DOI：10.29333/ejmste/91669
出版社：Pamukkale Univ Dept Sci Education
摘要：Mobile learning (ML) technology and its services have provided a new platform for
higher education institutions to enhance the learning process. Mobile learning
provides learners with flexibility and ubiquity. However, students’ satisfaction and
factors of using ML in private and public universities remain academically unexplored.
In this study, the constructivism learning theory was applied to investigate students’
satisfaction and the factors that predict the use of ML among public and private
university students in the learning process. The researchers developed a questionnaire
with 43 items to gather information about the degree of students’ satisfaction and
factors in using mobile learning among college students for both public and private
universities in Kuwait. A sample of 1,012 undergraduate students were randomly
selected from three different universities in Kuwait. The study was conducted in the
second semester of 2015/2016. The results showed that females were more likely to be
satisfied with smartphones for educational purposes than males and that Kuwaiti
students tend to be more satisfied with smartphones for educational purposes than
non-Kuwaiti students. Factors used to predict students’ satisfaction with ML were
Internet speed, smartphone portability, smartphone skills, screen size, gender,
nationality, and college. The researchers suggest expanding the current study to
include graduate students.
关键词：Kuwait; learning satisfaction; Mobile learning (ML); smartphones; college;
students
