Research Skills for Information Management

Uses of Mobile Devices in Research Training

Bibliographic Data

ID22049185
AuthorsErika Juliana Estrada Villa (0000-0001-5445-2895, Fundació Universitat-Empresa de les Illes Balears, corresponding author), Victoria I Marín (0000-0002-4673-6190, Universitat de Lleida, corresponding author), Jesús Salinas (0000-0002-3043-8455, Fundació Universitat-Empresa de les Illes Balears, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume11
Issue11
Pages749
Publication date2021-11-19
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducation Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2227-7102 • E-ISSN: 2227-7102
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/educsci11110749
OpenAlexW3211342254
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited25

Although we live in a knowledge society, instruction in research is still given traditionally. Mobile devices are present in learning processes, but their possibilities for research have not been broadly explored. This paper explores the research skills that could be supported using information communication technology through mobile devices. We start from theoretical frameworks related to andragogy, knowledge management, the technology acceptance model, and mobile learning. As a case study, 20 Colombian virtual education students studying for master’s degrees answered a questionnaire. The results revealed an acceptance of mobile device use in education and a tendency to use apps for information management. These results suggest the need to change the teaching process and design a strategy for the inclusion of mobile learning in research. The use of mobile learning can enhance research training processes framed in the emergent mode of knowledge or context-centric research, especially in virtual higher education

Adult education · Andragogy · Knowledge management · Mobile device · Mobile technology · Multimedia · Pedagogy · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Digital literacy in education · E-Learning and Knowledge Management · Knowledge Management in Higher Education · Psychology

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