Multivariate Analysis of Elements Related to Mobile Learning in Higher Education in Colombia

Abstract

This article shows the elements related to mobile learning in higher education; a multivariate analysis (the main focus of this article) on these elements was performed. For this, mixed research was conducted that took part of the results obtained on a previous research project. In these results, fourteen elements were identified; now, this article reduces them to three through a multifactorial analysis. Besides, to collect the data, a Likert-type instrument was applied to 30 university researchers. To process the data a multivariate analysis was implemented, resulting in the following elements: the training element and the student’s characteristics; the lack of management that correlates with the lack of m-learning guidelines and lack of infrastructure. In conclusion, the elements extracted should be taken into account when drawing guidelines to include mobile learning in higher education, as well as teacher training plans, in response to what students require.

Este artículo muestra los elementos relacionados con el aprendizaje móvil en la educación superior; Se realizó un análisis multivariado (el enfoque principal de este artículo) sobre estos elementos. Para esto, se realizó una investigación mixta que tomó parte de los resultados obtenidos en un proyecto de investigación anterior. En estos resultados, se identificaron catorce elementos; ahora, este artículo los reduce a tres mediante un análisis multifactorial. Además, para recopilar los datos, se aplicó un instrumento tipo Likert a 30 investigadores universitarios. Para procesar los datos se implementó un análisis multivariado, que resultó en los siguientes elementos: el elemento de capacitación y las características del estudiante; la falta de gestión que se correlaciona con la falta de pautas de m-learning y la falta de infraestructura.