Abstract— Today’s computing trend is more towards anywhere anytime computing. Nowadays m-learning is one of the hot topics in the educational sector and UNESCO believes that mobile technologies can expand and enrich educational opportunities for learners in diverse settings due to the increase in usage of mobile handheld devices. More and more applications are being developed to make the knowledge accessible from anywhere and at any time. The main goal of our work is to observe the usage of m-learning solution in a developing country. Our focus was making recommendation towards the design of self-directed learning. With the help of Quizlet application, we analyzed the effect of m-learning solution in the rural context of Mpumelelo secondary school, Zimbabwe from both teacher’s and student’s point of view.
Index Terms— Flashcards, own pace, Quizlet, self directed m-learning.
The authors are with the University of Applied Sciences, FHNW, Business School, Olten, Switzerland (e-mail: uma.srithar@students.fhnw.ch, dhivya.selvaraj@students.fhnw.ch).
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Cite: Uma Srithar and Dhivya Selvaraj, " Learning at Your Own Pace: M-Learning Solution for School Students," International Journal of Information and Electronics Engineering vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 216-224, 2015.
