The Usage of Mobile Learning: Comparative Studies among Technical and Vocational Education Students in Selected Universities

Abstract

This research is conducted mainly to examine the difference among Technical and Vocational Education (TVE) students at Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) and Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM)on their computer proficiency, knowledge on mobile learning(ML), application preferred, and attitude towards ML. Quantitative research method via questionnaire distributed to 618 participants. T-test analysis was used to obtainthe differences among students in both the universities via Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23.0 for Windows. The results showed there was no difference found among these students. Hereby, ML is vital for lifelong learning and the access to mobile devices are available for everyone these days. It has made ML to be a tool to learn regardless of time and place among the students today.