
Using mobile phones to improve educational outcomes: An analysis of evidence from Asia
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John-Harmen Valk, Ahmed Rashid, Laurent Elder, Pan Asia Networking, IDRC
IRRODL Volume 11, Number 1, ISSN 1492-3831 Publisher: Athabasca University Press
Abstract
Despite improvements in educational indicators, such as enrolment, significant challenges remain with regard to the delivery of quality education in developing countries, particularly in rural and remote regions. In the attempt to find viable solutions to these challenges, much hope has been placed in new information and communication technologies (ICTs), mobile phones being one example. This article reviews the evidence of the role of mobile phone-facilitated mLearning in contributing to improved educational outcomes in the developing countries of Asia by exploring the results of six mLearning pilot projects that took place in the Philippines, Mongolia, Thailand, India, and Bangladesh. In particular, this article examines the extent to which the use of mobile phones helped to improve educational outcomes in two specific ways: 1) in improving access to education, and 2) in promoting new learning. Analysis of the projects indicates that while there is important evidence of mobile phones facilitating increased access, much less evidence exists as to how mobiles promote new learning.
Citation
Valk, J.H., Rashid, A. & Elder, L. (2010). Using mobile phones to improve educational outcomes: An analysis of evidence from Asia. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 11(1), 117-140. Athabasca University Press. Retrieved May 29, 2023 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/49682/.
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