Paper Info
Title
m-Learning: An experiment in using SMS to support learning new English language words
Abstract
There is an increase use of wireless technologies in education all over the world. In fact, wireless technologies such as laptop computers, palmtop computers and mobile phones are revolutionising education and transforming the traditional classroom-based learning and teaching into anytime and anywhere education. This paper investigates the use of wireless technologies in education with particular reference to the potential of learning new technical English language words using Short Message Service (SMS) text messaging. The system, developed by the authors, called mobile learning tool (MOLT), has been tested with 45 1st-year undergraduate students. The knowledge of students before and after the experiment has been measured. Our results show that students enjoyed and learned new words with the help of their mobile phones. We believe that using the MOLT system as an educational tool will contribute to the success of students.
Year
DOI
Venue
2009
10.1111/j.1467-8535.2007.00801.x
BRITISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Field
DocType
Volume
Short Message Service,Educational technology,Asynchronous communication,World Wide Web,English language,Laptop,Computer science,M-learning,Pedagogy,Academic achievement,Multimedia,Word processing
Journal
40.0
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
1.0
0007-1013
77
PageRank 
References 
Authors
3.67
2
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Nadire Cavus116711.36
Dogan Ibrahim2947.54