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Version 1.2 – Updated June 2023

Mobile / touch devices / tablets

Overview

  • Influence: Mobile / touch devices / tablets
  • Domain: Technology, School, and Out-of-School Strategies
  • Sub-Domain: Technology
  • Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Potential to considerably accelerate
  • Influence Definition: The use of mobile devices (e.g., tablets, e-readers, smartphones, iPads) as a tool in the learning process.

Evidence

  • Number of meta-analyses: 20
  • Number of studies: 1,003
  • Number of students: 75,850
  • Number of effects: 2,267
  • Weighted mean effect size: 0.59
  • Robustness index: 5

Meta-Analyses

Meta-Analyses
Journal Title Author First Author's Country Article Name Year Published Variable Number of Studies Number of Students Number of Effects Effect Size
Dissertation Cassil USA A Meta-Analysis: The Effectiveness of the Use of Mobile Computers on the Attitude and Academic Outcomes of K-12 Students 2005 Mobile devices on All 21 0 349 0.29
Report Tamin, Borokhovski, Pickup, Bernard, & Saadi Dubai Tablets and mobile devices in the classroom: Implications from a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2016 Tablets and Mobiles 65 0 94 0.30
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Tingir, Cavlazoglu, Caliskan, Koklu, & Intepe-Tingir USA Effects of Mobile Devices on K-12 Students' Achievement: A Meta-Analysis 2017 Mobile devices on All 14 0 14 0.48
Psychology in the Schools Petersen-Brown, Henze, Klingbell, Reynolds, Weber, & Codding USA The use of touch devices for enhancing academic achievement: A meta-analysis 2019 Touch devices 64 0 65 0.73
Education Sciences Cho, Lee, Joo, & Becker USA The Effects of Using Mobile Devices on Student Achievement in Language Learning: A Meta-Analysis 2018 Mobile in language learning 20 0 22 0.51
English Language Teaching Alsowat Saudi Arabia Evidence-Based Practices of English Language Teaching: A Meta-Analysis of Meta-Analyses 2020 Mobile in language learning 209 33,304 640 0.48
Educational Technology Research and Development Chen, Chen, Jia, & An Canada The effects of using mobile devices on language learning: a meta-analysis. 2020 Mobile in language learning 80 0 84 0.72
International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies Marzouki, Idrissi, & Bennani Morocco Effects of social constructivist mobile learning environments on knowledge acquisition: A meta-analysis 2017 Social constructivist mobile learning 22 0 22 0.62
Education and Information Technologies Guler, Butuner, Danisman, & Gursoy Turkey A meta-analysis of the impact of mobile learning on mathematics achievement. 2021 Mobile in math 22 3,427 22 0.48
Advances in language and literary studies Hassan, Sulan, Spria, & Ahmad Saudi Arabia Impact of mobile assisted language learning (MALL) on EFL: A meta-analysis. 2016 Mobile in language learning 13 0 13 0.43
Journal of Social Sciences/Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Güzeller & Ustünel Turkey Effects of mobile learning on academic achievement: a meta analysis. 2016 Mobile learning 10 0 10 0.85
British Journal of Educational Technology Shi & Kopcha USA A Meta-Analysis of Mobile Learning in Science: A Pedagogical Role Perspective 2022 Mobile learning 34 0 34 1.04
Reports Mihaylova, Gorin, Reber & Rothen Switzerland A meta-analysis on mobile assisted language learning applications reveals moderate learning benefit and significant publication bias 2020 Mobile learning on L2 23 0 23 0.88
International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation Zheng, Tian & Cui China The effectiveness of integrating mobile devices with inquiry-based learning on students' learning achievements: a meta-analysis.  2018 Mobile phone and inquiry learning 34 2,316 34 0.91
Review of Educational Research Sung, Yang, & Lee Taiwan The effects of mobile-computer-supported collaborative learning 2017 Mobile-computer-supported collaborative learning 48 5,294 163 0.52
Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice Talan Turkey The Effect of Mobile Learning on Learning Performance: A Meta-Analysis Study. 2020 Mobile Learning on Learning Performance 104 7,568 104 0.85
Frontiers in Psychology Xie, Peng, Qin, Huang, Tian, & Zhou China Can touchscreen devices be used to facilitate young children's learning? A meta-analysis of touchscreen learning effect 2018 Touch devices 36 4,206 79 0.46
Journal of Educational Computing Research Mahdi Saudi Arabi Effectiveness of mobile devices on vocabulary learning: A meta-analysis. 2018 Mobile devices on vocabulary 16 986 16 0.67
Journal of Computers in Education Fabian, Topping, & Barron UK Mobile technology and mathematics: effects on students' attitudes, engagement, and achievement 2016 Mobile devices on math 60 0 60 0.30
Computers and Education Sung, Chang, & Liu Taiwan The effects of integrating mobile devices with teaching and learning on students' learning performance: A meta-analysis and research synthesis 2016 Mobile devices on All 108 18,749 419 0.52
TOTAL/AVERAGE 1,003 75,850 2,267 0.60
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