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<Articles JournalTitle="Acta Medica Iranica">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Acta Medica Iranica</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>0044-6025</Issn>
      <Volume>60</Volume>
      <Issue>11</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2023</Year>
        <Month>01</Month>
        <Day>10</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Mobile Learning Among University Students: Adoption and Application of M-Learning</title>
    <FirstPage>699</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>706</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Sahar</FirstName>
        <LastName>Zare</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Health Information Management Research Center (HIMRC), Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Mohammad</FirstName>
        <LastName>Shirdeli</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Health Information Technology, Human Resources Development Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Rita</FirstName>
        <LastName>Rezaee</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Health Information Management, Health Human Resources Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Fatemeh</FirstName>
        <LastName>Niknam</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Health Information Technology, Human Resources Development Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Sara</FirstName>
        <LastName>Mobarak</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Infectious Disease, School of Medicine, Abadan University of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Saeed</FirstName>
        <LastName>Jelvay</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Health Information Management, Abadan University of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2021</Year>
        <Month>11</Month>
        <Day>25</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2022</Year>
        <Month>08</Month>
        <Day>19</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">The successful implementation of mobile learning is mainly impacted by learners&#x2019; attitudes to accepting and applying mobile learning systems. In the current study, an m-learning application was developed and implemented for university students, and their perspective toward the adoption and application of m-learning was investigated. This cross-sectional study was carried out in 2020. The participants were 114 university students at Abadan University of Medical Sciences. Data were collected by means of a valid questionnaire containing 42 questions in 13 subscales in addition to an open-ended question about the positive and negative aspects of the m-learning application. There was a significant relationship between acceptance and major (P=0.001), mobile usage (P=0.035), and familiarity with m-learning (P&lt;0.001). The total mean of m-learning application acceptance was 3.95&#xB1;0.32, which shows a good level. Self-efficacy, perceived ease of use, and user interface were, respectively, the most influencing factors; mobile device limitation and governmental support were the least influencing factors. &#x201C;Direct communication with the teacher/instructor&#x201D; and &#x201C;Internet disconnection during video teaching&#x201D; were among the positive and negative aspects of applying the m-learning application, respectively. The m-learning application was well adopted among the students. Mobile device limitations are a reason for the student's concerns. &#x201C;Usability features&#x201D; can be a point for covering mobile device limitations.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/9807</web_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
