Open AccessMobile Devices: Are They Tools or Toys for Saudi College Students?
Author(s) -
Mahgoub Dafalla Ahmed
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
global journal of educational studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2377-3936
DOI - 10.5296/gjes.v3i2.11543
Subject(s) - mobile device , preference , mobile phone , medical education , exploit , psychology , perception , multimedia , phone , mathematics education , computer science , medicine , world wide web , computer security , telecommunications , neuroscience , linguistics , philosophy , economics , microeconomics
The study aims at investigating Saudi college students' perceptions and attitudes towards the effectiveness of using mobile devices for academic purposes and other related activities. It tries to determine digital devices mostly used by students and measures to what extent they exploit these devices for academic purposes and in their other frequent activities. A survey was given to thirty-four Saudi university EFL students studying at the department of English and Translation, University of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The overall results have shown that most students always hold their mobile phones and bring them inside the classroom. Additionally, most of students have showed preference for using mobile devices for academic purposes and other related activities. The benefits of this study could be utilized for encouraging students to benefit from their mobile devices academically and designing future learning activities as well as mobile phone usage in the EFL classroom.