Document Type : Research
Author
Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Payame Noor University
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of mobile-assisted teaching in self- directed learning, problem-solving skills and academic performance of Payame Noor University (PNU) students in Boukan. The study had an interventional design involving pretest - posttest with the control group. The study's statistical population was comprised of 120 students including all the students of educational sciences who had entered Boukan PNU Center in the academic year 97-98. To collect the data, sixty participants, who were homogenized on the basis of Raven Progressive Matrices (Intelligence Quotient with 90-110), were assigned randomly into one experimental group (30 participants) and one control group (30 participants). The Self-Directed Learning Scale (Fisher et al, 2001), Problem-Solving Skills Inventory (Heppner and Petersen, 1982) and an academic performance researcher-made scale were given to the experimental group and the control group as the pre-test of the study. Then the experimental group received 8 sessions (60 minutes each session) of mobile-assisted treatment in 4 weeks, while the control group underwent conventional teaching during that period. After finishing the sessions, the participants of both groups took the post-test, and the results were compared. The obtained data were analyzed using SPSS version 24. The analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) showed significant differences in the Self-Directed Learning Scale and its components, Problem-Solving Skills Inventory and its components, and the Academic Performance Scale of the participants in the groups at 0.01 level. The findings of this study, in accordance previous studies, indicate that mobile-assisted teaching can enhance self-directed learning, problem-solving skills and academic performance of Payame Noor University students.
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