Abstract:
Higher education has adopted innovative teaching strategies and devices to influence student learning to meet the demands of a technology-driven society. Mobile learning is the use of mobile technology to access educational content. Agricultural leadership educators have studied technology use, preferences and level of acceptance from instructor and student perspectives. Quantitative methods were used to measure the effects of personal characteristics on students’ likely acceptance of mobile learning. Students (n=84) enrolled in a critical issues in agricultural leadership course at Texas A&M University completed questionnaire to assess their level of performance expectancy, effort expectancy, behavioral intention and self-efficacy toward mobile learning. A majority of students agreed mobile learning would be easy to use, be used in the near future, contribute positively to their performance and influence their learning in school. Findings in this study indicate students are ready and accepting of mobile learning as a viable tool for learning; however agricultural leadership educators should be aware that successful technological incorporation includes feasibility and the alignment with course learning outcomes. Further research should include replication with a larger sample size, investigation of the impact of mobile learning in the classroom and examination of the relationship between mobile learning use and leadership skills and competencies.
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