Assessment on LSPU-SPCC Students Readiness towards M-learning

TL;DR

This study assesses the readiness of LSPU-SPCC students for mobile learning, focusing on device availability, skills, and psychological preparedness amid the shift caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Contribution

It provides empirical data on students' mobile device access, technological skills, and psychological readiness for m-learning at a specific university.

Findings

Most students own mobile devices with necessary applications.

Students exhibit high technological skills.

Psychological readiness among students is quite high.

Abstract

Today, the use of technology is a powerful advantage in every field in the society. With the advent of development in information and communications technology (ICT), the process of learning and acquiring new knowledge had undergone a shift marked by a transition from desktop computing to the widespread use of mobile technology. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Commission on Higher Education said that colleges and universities following the new school calendar will no longer require students to attend face-to-face classes. One of the state universities that had been affected by this inevitable situation is the Laguna State Polytechnic University. This study aims to determine the readiness of the students in shifting to m-learning. Specifically, it aims to determine the availability of mobile devices, equipment readiness, technological skills readiness and psychological readiness. A survey-based methodology was used to obtain the data and descriptive statistics to analyze the results. It was determined that almost all of the students own mobile devices, are fully equipped with applications, have high technological skills and are quite ready in terms of psychological readiness.