A Study to Assess the Level of Student’s Perception on Mobile Learning Applications Use in Steel Structure Design Course

Abstract

Examining students' opinions of smartphone applications as m-learning (mobile learning) resources for Kota Kinabalu Polytechnic Steel Structure Design Course (SSDC) is the goal of this article. In addition to descriptive data, this study used a survey methodology. Thirty-one male and nine female students participated in the study, which used a structured questionnaire consisting of fifteen questions covering three areas: (1) students’ inclination to use smartphones; (2) acceptance of smartphone applications as m-learning tools for SSDC; and (3) the impact of using smartphone applications in m-learning for SSDC. 93% of students believe that students use smartphones frequently, whereas 7% believe that students use smartphones infrequently (M=4.0, SD=0.638). In the SSDC, 85% of students (M=3.6, SD=0.449) had a high opinion of smartphone applications as m-learning resources, whilst 15% had an intermediate opinion. The results of the survey showed that when it comes to adopting mobile applications for m-learning, 100% of respondents identified a high level of impact for the SSDC (M=3.8, SD=0.512). As m-learning aids for SSDC, smartphones were generally viewed favourably by students, according to the results. It has a lot of promise to employ smartphone applications for m-learning for SSDC. Students can possess smartphones, which explains why. Additionally, there is evidence of a favourable influence from the use of smartphone applications for m-learning. All things considered, it is fair and reasonable for students to utilize cell phones as m-learning tools at SSDC. To make sure that the usage of smartphone applications as m-learning aids may improve SSDC instruction and learning, a number of recommendations were also made.