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Post-Secondary Students Using the iPad to Learn English: An Impact Study

Post-Secondary Students Using the iPad to Learn English: An Impact Study

Christina Gitsaki, Matthew A. Robby
Copyright: © 2014 |Volume: 6 |Issue: 4 |Pages: 22
ISSN: 1941-8647|EISSN: 1941-8655|EISBN13: 9781466655560|DOI: 10.4018/ijmbl.2014100104
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Gitsaki, Christina, and Matthew A. Robby. "Post-Secondary Students Using the iPad to Learn English: An Impact Study." IJMBL vol.6, no.4 2014: pp.53-74. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijmbl.2014100104

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Gitsaki, C. & Robby, M. A. (2014). Post-Secondary Students Using the iPad to Learn English: An Impact Study. International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning (IJMBL), 6(4), 53-74. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijmbl.2014100104

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Gitsaki, Christina, and Matthew A. Robby. "Post-Secondary Students Using the iPad to Learn English: An Impact Study," International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning (IJMBL) 6, no.4: 53-74. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijmbl.2014100104

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Abstract

The use of mobile technology in language learning has increased considerably, with an unprecedented adoption of mobile tablets in K-12 and higher education settings. Despite the number of recent small-scale studies that have found increased student motivation and engagement in learning as a result of using mobile tablets, there is a need to further examine the impact of these devices on student learning. This paper describes a study of 370 high-school graduate students learning English as a second language using the iPad in an intensive academic preparation program. The study utilised an online survey and student exam scores at the end of the 16-week treatment. Results of the self-reported data showed increased student motivation and engagement in English learning activities. Results were correlated with self-reported data and regression analysis models demonstrated that use of the iPad for specific English learning tasks correlated with better exam performance.

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