Remote tutoring of pre-service EFL teachers using iPads

Using m-learning in teacher education: A systematic review of demographic details, research methodologies, pre-service teacher outcomes, and advantages and challenges

“…In particular, smartphone use in m-learning is emphasized in five studies by Cabrera-Solano et al (2019, Handal et al (2019, Kalogiannakis and Papadakis (2019), Kearney and Maher (2019), and Parmigiani et al (2019). Meanwhile, six studies by Allen and Hadjistassou (2018), Galway et al (2020), Handal et al (2019), Kalogiannakis and Papadakis (2019), Kearney and Maher (2019), and Naylor and Gibbs (2018) use tablets (or iPads) as the primary learning tool in computer science. The two types of mobile devices most frequently employed in m-learning research at universities are smartphones and tablets (or iPads).…”

“…The group of tools used to communicate and exchange learning materials reported in included studies includes and Gibbs (2018) 1 3 Edutopia, Edmodo (Kearney & Maher, 2019), Email (Haerazi et al, 2020), Facebook (Kearney & Maher, 2019), Google Classroom (Islamoglu et al, 2021), Google Drive (Parmigiani et al, 2019), LinkedIn (Kearney & Maher, 2019), Pinterest (Kearney & Maher, 2019), Twitter (Kearney & Maher, 2019), Youtube (Kearney & Maher, 2019), WhatsApp (Annamalai, 2018;Haerazi et al, 2020;Soler Costa et al, 2020). The set of tools used to perform learning tasks and activities include ActionTrack (Kärki et al, 2018), Kahoot (Uzunboylu et al, 2020), mobileassisted language learning MALL (Li et al, 2021;Nariyati et al, 2020;Pratiwi et al, 2020), Moodle (Allen & Hadjistassou, 2018;Soler Costa et al, 2020), mobile laboratory learning in science (Srisawasdi et al, 2018), Udictionary ( Haerazi et al, 2020), visual vocabulary app (Cabrera-Solano et al, 2019), AR technology (Gómez-García et al, 2021). In particular, most of the above tools are easily accessible on mobile devices and are provided free of charge.…”

“…These studies have quite a large difference in sample size in which the study with the largest sample size is 429 participants, and the smallest is six. There are 13 studies conducted with a sample size larger than 100 (Aman et al al., 2020;Asghar et al, 2021;Ata & Cevik, 2019;Gómez-García et al, 2021;Handal et al, 2019;Islamoglu et al, 2021;Kärki et al, 2018;Li et al, al., 2019;Li et al, 2021;Papadakis, 2018;Soler Costa et al, 2020;Srisawasdi et al, 2018;Townsend, 2018), respectively, seven studies were performed with sample sizes from 50 to less than 100 participants (Haerazi et al, 2020;Inel-Ekici & Ekici, 2022;Kalogiannakis & Papadakis 2019;Nariyati et al, 2020;Parmigiani et al, 2019;Pratiwi et al, 2020;Qarkaxhja et al, 2021) and less than 50 participants (Allen & Hadjistassou, 2018;Annamalai, 2018;Cabrera-Solano et al, 2019;Galway et al, 2020;Kearney & Maher, 2019;Naylor & Gibbs, 2018;Uzunboylu et al, 2020). Research designs like surveys and interviews are typically used in studies with large sample sizes.…”