Mobile learning contribution in improving the understanding of news item text generic structure

Abstract

Mobile learning is a technological innovation that packs teaching material so it can be accessed any time with interesting material visualization. The use of interactive learning media has a major contribution to changes in the process of delivering information. This study aimed to represent the contribution of mobile learning in improving the understanding of the generic structure of the news item texts. The research method used in this study was the quasi-experimental method with Non-equivalent Control Group design. Questionnaire data collection techniques and tests were used to determine the effectiveness of Mobile Learning in improving the respondents' skills to understand the generic structure of the news item texts. The increased understanding of the text could be known by analysing and classifying respondents' understanding of the main events, the context of the event, and the sources of information contained in news item texts. The results of the study showed that the use of mobile learning was effective in conveying information so as to increase the understanding of respondents in understanding the generic structure of the news item texts. In the digitalization era, mobile learning can be used as a medium to convey knowledge and information in both formal and informal ways.