International Journal of Managment, IT and Engineering
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 9

SMS-based learning approach to assisting full time students’ in learning

  • Author:
  • Mahalecumy Narayanansamy, Issham Ismail
  • Total Page Count: 10
  • Page Number: 442 to 451

School of Distance Education, University Sains Malaysia, 11800, Penang, Malaysia

Online published on 26 June, 2013.

Abstract

The advance changes in communication technologies and the potentials of mobile devices are enabled to be used as learning tool. The unique features of mobile phone and the flexibility and reliability of SMS introduced a new pedagogical innovation in existing learning system. In this study, the impact of SMS-based learning system (m-learning) towards full time Management students’ achievements have been analyzed. A quantitative analysis was used to identify is there existed a significant difference between pretest and posttest academic achievement scores between control group and experimental group students. Findings demonstrated that, there was a significant differences between the group that had received SMS and the group were not received. This findings show that, SMS based learning had influenced the students’ academic achievements significantly at the end of the applications and it can be used as assisting tool in teaching.

Keywords

Mobile Learning, Short Message Services (SMS), Instructional technology, Full time students, Learning Achievements