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M LEARNING: THE IMPACT OF MOBILE LEARNING ON STUDENTS PERFORMANCE IN BOTHO UNIVERSITY
Abstract
This study focused on the Impact of Mobile Learning on Students Performance in Botho University, Francistown Campus in Republic of Botswana. The Mobile learning (M-learning) is a new, exciting and promising field. M-learning likely to provide more information rather than knowledge, Information and knowledge are not identical; however the students face some problems and difficulties such as chances to learn, practice and time consuming. M-learning is one thing to create variety of ways to deliver and provide electronic resources for learner. It includes many methods such as using system to deliver text, video and animation to learner.
The purpose of this research is to find the impact of mobile learning on students and analyze how the students likely to be using mobile learning for various purpose. It will intend to identify the range of student’s involvement on mobile learning. This study will also emphasize students that why students need mobile learning. The samples of this study comprised of maximum 71 students from Botho University at Francistown Campus in Republic of Botswana.
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