Students' Acceptance on Mobile Phone Usage and SMS Learning

This current study is aimed at understanding students’ acceptance on mobile phone usage and learning through Short Message Service (SMS). The pattern of using the mobile phone is also surveyed. The focus group interviews are conducted amongst 45 Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) students studying Financial Principle, Mechanics (Physics), Money & Banking, Quantitative Economy, Optics and International Business. A questionnaire was developed consisting of three parts with 30 issues and the students are required to answer all questions. The main focus of this survey is to inspect closely the utilisation of mobile phones and the willingness of students to accept SMS learning concept in the near future.

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