Assessing the Impact of Mobile-Based Training on Teachers’ Achievement and Usage Attitude

Abstract

Teachers’ professional development plays a key role in imparting quality education. However, the design and delivery of quality professional development is a challenging problem due to numerous issues. The COVID-19 pandemic has further escalated the challenging situation and severely affected trainers’ and trainees’ interests, motivation, and engagement. Due to its ubiquitous, flexible, and cost-effective nature, technology is playing a key role in carrying out educational activities even in the pandemic situation. However, little emphasis has been provided on the use of technology for the professional development of teachers. This study investigates the effects of mobile-based training apps on teachers’ learning outcomes and attitudes towards their usage. For the training and assessment purposes, 308 in-service elementary school teachers from division Shaheed Benazirabad were chosen and divided in experimental and control groups. Pre and post-tests were designed to examine the effects of mobile-based training on the teachers’ learning outcome and attitude toward the use of the training app before and after the training intervention. The analysis of the results determined that the training through a mobile app significantly affects teachers’ learning outcomes in terms of knowledge, skills, and dispositions. Furthermore, teachers showed a positive attitude towards the use of training app