Using Mobile Devices for Improving Learning Outcomes and Teachers’ Professionalization

Inmaculada García-Martínez, José María Fernández-Batanero, David Cobos Sanchiz and Antonio Luque de la Rosa
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Inmaculada García-Martínez: Department of Pedagogy, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
José María Fernández-Batanero: Department of Didactics and School Organization, University of Seville, 41013 Seville, Spain
David Cobos Sanchiz: Department of Education and Social Psychology, University of Pablo de Olavide, 41013 Seville, Spain
Antonio Luque de la Rosa: Department of Education, University of Almeria, 04120 Almería, Spain

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 24, 1-12

Abstract: Teaching in higher education is changing due to the influence of technology. More and more technological tools are replacing old teaching methods and strategies. Thus, mobile devices are being positioned as a key tool for new ways of understanding educational practices. The present paper responds to a systematic review about the benefits that mobile devices have for university students’ learning. Using inclusion and exclusion criteria in the Web of Science and Scopus databases, 16 articles were selected to argue why Mobile learning (Mlearning) has become a modern innovative approach. The results point to an improvement in students’ learning through Mlearning, factors that encourage the use of mobile devices in universities have been identified, and effective mobile applications in improving teaching and learning processes have been presented. The inclusion of this methodology requires a new role for teachers, whose characterization is also specified.

Keywords: mobile learning; student centered learning; Mobile APP; university students; higher education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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