Attitudes towards Mobile Learning of the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Tourism Students

Mobile devices are an important representative of technological tools and the Internet development together. The importance of these devices which are called mobile due to their portability and which have shrunken hardware although their improved processing power is increasing in everyday life. The field of education is one of the areas where mobile devices are used. In this study, students’ attitudes towards mobile technology in education have been investigated. In this context, 450 students from the faculties of education and tourism have been reached in 2014-2015 academic year. Students’ attitudes towards mobile learning are analyzed in terms of different variables based on these two faculties, using Mobile Learning Attitude Scale. Research results indicated that the faculty of education students have more positive attitude towards mobile learning compared to the faculty of tourism students. According to the results, controlling faculty variable, although attitudes do not differentiate in terms of gender, grade level, graduated high school and the presence of Internet connection at households; attitudes towards mobile learning differentiate in terms of mobile device-computer possession