Access, use and perceptions of teachers and students towards mobile phones as a tool for teaching and learning in Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorKafyulilo, Ayoub
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-12T11:29:14Z
dc.date.available2016-08-12T11:29:14Z
dc.date.issued2012-07
dc.descriptionFull text can be accessed at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10639-012-9207-yen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study explored the access, use and perceptions of teachers and students towards mobile phones as a tool for facilitating teaching and learning beyond the classroom walls. A total of 29 pre-service teachers and four college instructors from Dar es salaam University College of Education (DUCE) as well as 12 in-service teachers and 40 students from Kibasila secondary school in Tanzania, participated in the study. Data were collected by using pre-service teachers’ questionnaire, students’ questionnaire, and the instructors’, and in-service teachers’ interviews. Findings showed that all in-service teachers, college instructors and pre-service teachers had mobile phones. Also 60 % of school students owned mobile phones, or had access to mobile phones. Students, pre-service teachers and college instructors were in favour of the use of mobile phones for learning, but the majority of in-service teachers were against it. Since mobile phones are the most available technological tools in schools, this study, recommend a professional development programme for in-service teachers to help them develop a positive attitude towards mobile phones use in teaching and learning.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKafyulilo, A., 2014. Access, use and perceptions of teachers and students towards mobile phones as a tool for teaching and learning in Tanzania. Education and Information Technologies, 19(1), pp.115-127.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10639-012-9207-y
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3490
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectMobile technologyen_US
dc.subjectStudents learningen_US
dc.subjectAccessen_US
dc.subjectUseen_US
dc.subjectPerceptionsen_US
dc.titleAccess, use and perceptions of teachers and students towards mobile phones as a tool for teaching and learning in Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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