Investigating the User Interface Design Frameworks of Current Mobile Learning Applications: A Systematic Review
Online learning has replaced traditional face-to-face classroom instruction in the educational system. Learning via mobile, or mobile learning, is one of the solutions that most learners use since it is less expensive and easier to adopt on the go. However, in addition to hindering information trans...
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| author | Masyura Ahmad Faudzi Zaihisma Che Cob Ridha Omar Sharul Azim Sharudin Masitah Ghazali |
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| description | Online learning has replaced traditional face-to-face classroom instruction in the educational system. Learning via mobile, or mobile learning, is one of the solutions that most learners use since it is less expensive and easier to adopt on the go. However, in addition to hindering information transfer, issues such as small screen size and bad interface design can also make learning more cognitively demanding. This paper presents a systematic literature review on the user interface design of mobile learning applications based on the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses approach. Articles selected for this study were published after the COVID-19 outbreak, between 2020 and 2022. The goal of this research was to outline the current user interface design criteria and guidelines applied when designing a mobile learning application and explore how these factors affect the learner’s cognitive load. It also aimed to identify potential research gaps and future opportunities in the creation of a UID guideline/framework for mobile learning. The findings of this study may be used as a guideline for designers, developers, educators, instructors, and others who are interested in creating a mobile learning application that provides learners with an effective knowledge and mobile learning experience. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cde7b54f8def45d38047072d0bf6c72d2023-11-30T21:57:31ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022023-01-011319410.3390/educsci13010094Investigating the User Interface Design Frameworks of Current Mobile Learning Applications: A Systematic ReviewMasyura Ahmad Faudzi0Zaihisma Che Cob1Ridha Omar2Sharul Azim Sharudin3Masitah Ghazali4College of Computing & Informatics, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Kajang 43000, MalaysiaCollege of Computing & Informatics, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Kajang 43000, MalaysiaCollege of Computing & Informatics, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Kajang 43000, MalaysiaCollege of Computing & Informatics, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Kajang 43000, MalaysiaSchool of Computing, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, MalaysiaOnline learning has replaced traditional face-to-face classroom instruction in the educational system. Learning via mobile, or mobile learning, is one of the solutions that most learners use since it is less expensive and easier to adopt on the go. However, in addition to hindering information transfer, issues such as small screen size and bad interface design can also make learning more cognitively demanding. This paper presents a systematic literature review on the user interface design of mobile learning applications based on the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses approach. Articles selected for this study were published after the COVID-19 outbreak, between 2020 and 2022. The goal of this research was to outline the current user interface design criteria and guidelines applied when designing a mobile learning application and explore how these factors affect the learner’s cognitive load. It also aimed to identify potential research gaps and future opportunities in the creation of a UID guideline/framework for mobile learning. The findings of this study may be used as a guideline for designers, developers, educators, instructors, and others who are interested in creating a mobile learning application that provides learners with an effective knowledge and mobile learning experience.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/13/1/94user interface designmobile learningcognitive loadsystematic literature review |
| spellingShingle | Masyura Ahmad Faudzi Zaihisma Che Cob Ridha Omar Sharul Azim Sharudin Masitah Ghazali Investigating the User Interface Design Frameworks of Current Mobile Learning Applications: A Systematic Review Education Sciences user interface design mobile learning cognitive load systematic literature review |
| title | Investigating the User Interface Design Frameworks of Current Mobile Learning Applications: A Systematic Review |
| title_full | Investigating the User Interface Design Frameworks of Current Mobile Learning Applications: A Systematic Review |
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| title_short | Investigating the User Interface Design Frameworks of Current Mobile Learning Applications: A Systematic Review |
| title_sort | investigating the user interface design frameworks of current mobile learning applications a systematic review |
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