Effect of mobile learning on academic achievement and attitude of Sudanese dental students: a preliminary study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the great development of smart phone programs and applications, and the wide-spread of these devices among students, their use for the educational purposes remains weak. The study aimed to investigate to what extent utilizing mobile learning as an adjunct to classic classroom lectures affect students' academic achievement and, to assess their attitude toward using mobile application as an instructional method in dental education.

Methods

A quasi-experimental study was conducted among undergraduate dental students from two Sudanese universities. A total of 67 students who voluntarily agreed to participate were randomly allocated into a control group of 33 and an intervention group of 34 students. Initially, the two groups undertook a pre-test to ensure the

SUBMITTER: Mergany NN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7898729 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature