Characteristic of mobile device and factors of develop mobile application in education

• Main Authors: Lee, Boon Kiat, Abd. Halim, Noor Dayana, Ibrahim, Halijah, Ali, Mohamad Bilal
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: LB Theory and practice of education
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/61178/1/HalijahIbrahim2015_CharacteristicofMobileDeviceandFactorsofDevelopMobileApplication.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/61178/

Widespread ownership of mobile phone and tablet had created a new trend in education named Mobile Learning (M-Learning). Due to the functionality of mobile phone and tablet, mobile device can link several societies together and the learning environment is no longer restricted in the classroom with the help of technology. Thus, this study discusses the issue of implementation mobile device and mobile learning in education. The issues that discussed in this study are elicited from several article reviews based on the thematic analysis. There are two factor that discussed which are usability and technical for mobile. These issues are important to consider as the factor to develop a mobile application in education for teaching and learning purpose. A well-developed mobile application can influence the teaching and learning environment among the teachers and students.