Investigation of Mobile Learning Readiness Levels of Special Talented and Normal Development Secondary School Students

Abstract

Today, mobile devices have become a part of life with the rapid development of technology. The importance of mobile devices in our lives arises from the fact that they are especially portable and that information can be accessed via wireless internet at any time and place. The use of mobile devices in the education-teaching process has taken the name of mobile learning. Mobile learning is one of the most important forms of learning today, as individuals can access information in different and flexible learning environments. This study aimed to examine the mobile learning readiness levels of special talents and normally developing secondary school students. In the study, 176 special talented secondary school students studying at the Science and Art Center (BİLSEM) and 170 students with normal development and attending secondary school participated. In total, 346 students were included in the study. Data were collected with the 'Mobile Learning Readiness Scale'. This scale has three sub-dimensions; mobile learning self-efficacy, optimism, and self-directed learning. The findings show that all students' mobile learning readiness levels are high on average. However, the scores of the gifted students are higher than the scores of the students with normal development. According to the results of the analysis of the mobile learning readiness levels of the gifted students, a significant difference was found compared to the students with normal development. On the other hand, there was no statistically significant difference between the total scores of the girls and boys in the mobile learning readiness level scale. When the correlation of the sub-dimensions in the mobile learning readiness scale with each other was examined, it was seen that all sub-dimensions were positive and significant.