Unlocking Success: Measuring Higher Education Students' Performance Through E-Books and M-Learning
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Digital integration in higher education (HE) has made significant progress in the first quarter of the twenty-first century, paving the way for more significant strides in the future. The present study investigated the role of E-books and M-learning on the academic performance of university students in Pakistan. We selected 430 university students from 10 universities in Punjab province using multi-method and multi-stage sampling techniques. The study's research design was a descriptive survey with cross-sectional data collection using a self-developed questionnaire. For the data analysis, we used Jamovi software (Version 2.4.11). The results revealed that E-books (B = 1.635, SE = .10, t = 15.1, p <.001) significantly contribute to students M-learning behaviour, which (B = 1.149, SE = .092, t = -1.59, p <.001) significantly contribute to university students’ academic performance. It was also found that M-learning was a significant mediator for the relationship between E-books and academic performance at (B = .421, SE = .03, 95 % CI [.365, .502], Z = 12.6, p < .001), predicting 57.5 % of the total mediation. Based on the study’s results, we suggested that university students should effectively use E-books and M-learning to enhance their academic performance, leading to academic success.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.59429/esp.v9i11.3148
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