Check This Word Out! Exploring the Factors That Affect Students’ Vocabulary Learning Using Smartphones via Partial Least Squares
Joint Authors
Alhabahba, Mohammad Madallh
Mahfoodh, Omer Hassan Ali
Pandian, Ambigapathy
Mohammad, Yazan Mdala
Ahmed, Enas Waleed
Albdour, Ali
Al Bazar, Hussein
Source
Education Research International
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-09-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A rigorous understanding of the use of Smartphones for foreign language vocabulary acquisition is crucial.
Employing the technology acceptance model, this study aims to investigate students’ behavioural factors affecting Saudi students’ attitudes towards employing Smartphones for foreign vocabulary acquisition.
Two hundred and seventy-three students studying in a preparatory year programme were surveyed.
SmartPLS was employed to analyse the data obtained from the study’s sample.
The results revealed that perceived usefulness and attitude proved to be significantly and positively related to vocabulary development.
In addition, perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use proved to be significant predictors of students’ attitudes towards the use of Smartphone for vocabulary learning.
However, the study showed that the relationship between perceived ease of use and vocabulary development is not significant.
Thus, publishers of dictionaries may find it necessary to take into account the important role played by the design of dictionaries interfaces in facilitating the use of dictionaries in Smartphones.
Furthermore, teachers and educators are encouraged to employ creative activities (e.g., word guessing games) that invest students’ use of Smartphones to learn vocabularies.
Using Smartphones in learning improves interaction among students and teachers.
Discussion and conclusions are also provided.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Alhabahba, Mohammad Madallh& Mahfoodh, Omer Hassan Ali& Pandian, Ambigapathy& Mohammad, Yazan Mdala& Ahmed, Enas Waleed& Albdour, Ali…[et al.]. 2014. Check This Word Out! Exploring the Factors That Affect Students’ Vocabulary Learning Using Smartphones via Partial Least Squares. Education Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1035857
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Alhabahba, Mohammad Madallh…[et al.]. Check This Word Out! Exploring the Factors That Affect Students’ Vocabulary Learning Using Smartphones via Partial Least Squares. Education Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1035857
American Medical Association (AMA)
Alhabahba, Mohammad Madallh& Mahfoodh, Omer Hassan Ali& Pandian, Ambigapathy& Mohammad, Yazan Mdala& Ahmed, Enas Waleed& Albdour, Ali…[et al.]. Check This Word Out! Exploring the Factors That Affect Students’ Vocabulary Learning Using Smartphones via Partial Least Squares. Education Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1035857
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1035857