Improving the Academic Self-Efficacy of Students Using Mobile Educational Apps in Virtual Learning: A Review

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Title

Improving the Academic Self-Efficacy of Students Using Mobile Educational Apps in Virtual Learning: A Review

Subject

Education
educational mobile app
self-efficacy

Description

There are several literatures pertaining to the self-efficacy of student, and educational mobile apps, but no work has been done yet on the improving the academic self-efficacy of students using mobile educational apps. This study therefore employed systematic review methodology to ascertain the factors necessary to be considered while using educational mobile apps in order to improve the academic self-efficacy of students. Hence, this paper attempts to review available literatures with the aim of capturing means of improving the academic self-efficacy of students using mobile educational apps. To achieve the stated research objective, the study applied systematic literature review methodology. Fifty (50) papers relating to academic self-efficacy of students using mobile educational apps were downloaded. Out of these papers, nineteen (19) most relevant studies were selected for review in order to extract the appropriate information needed for the analysis. The results from the review revealed that the major causes of students’ low academic self-efficacy are: lack of confidence with 22.73% and others include: low self-esteem (21.05%) and inferiority complex (10.53%). Also the review was able to show the three most important factors necessary for improving the academic self-efficacy of students using mobile educational apps included: teachers’ message (21.05%) and success and failure of others (15.79%).

Creator

Hussain, Azham
Mkpojiogu, Emmanuel O.C
Ezekwudo, Celestina Chinenye

Source

International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM); Vol. 15 No. 06 (2021); pp. 149-160
1865-7923

Publisher

International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE), Vienna, Austria

Date

2021-03-30

Rights

Copyright (c) 2021 Azham Hussain, Emmanuel O.C Mkpojiogu, Celestina Chinenye Ezekwudo

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Format

application/pdf

Language

eng

Type

info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article

Identifier

Citation

Azham Hussain, Emmanuel Mkpojiogu O.C and Celestina Ezekwudo Chinenye, Improving the Academic Self-Efficacy of Students Using Mobile Educational Apps in Virtual Learning: A Review, International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE), Vienna, Austria, 2021, accessed November 6, 2024, https://igi.indrastra.com/items/show/1938

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