Determine the Usage of Mobile Applications Among University Students

Abstract

Net Generation people have grown up with new technologies such as Internet, high powered computers and mobile phones. They like to multi-task and prefer to collect and learn information through multimedia such as pictures, audios, animations etc. more than text. In other words, they are able to engage with multiple sources of information at the same time. But traditional teaching methods are not enough to keep them occupied, so it is necessity in order to ensure Web 2.0 learning tools and mobile applications in the education arena. The main aim of this study is to determine the usage of mobile applications among university students. 144 voluntary university students attended the study. Data was collected by questionnaire and descriptive statistics, paired t-test, frequency, and percentage methods were used. The results of the research showed that students frequently use Whatsapp, Facebook, and YouTube through other mobile applications.

Keywords

• Mobile applications,technology enhanced learning,Whatsapp,Facebook,YouTube

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