Title: Learning Economics with Mobile Cartoons Among Undergraduates
Stream: Innovation & Technology
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Authors:
Yin Yin Khoo, Sultan Idris Education University, Malaysia
Wai Bing Khuan, Sultan Idris Education University, Malaysia
Zainizam Zakariya, Sultan Idris Education University, Malaysia
Abstract:
The Ministry of Education Malaysia has spent more than RM 6 billion to leverage the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) over the past decade. Utilizing the ICT in education institution becomes one of the main shifts in Malaysian Education Blueprint 2013-2025. The economics students are facing the problem to think critically in the learning activities. Since the users of smartphone have increased tremendously among the undergraduates, there is a developing trend in mobile learning to provide increased interaction and engagement in undergraduate education. This study conducted to examine the effect of mobile cartoons on the students critical thinking ability and performance. A survey design was selected in this study. A total of 102 undergraduates was taken as samples. The findings showed significant result on students critical thinking and performance. Future research may focus on the up-scaling of the cartoons and the large sample will be employed.
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