ESP-3148

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Amjad, A. I., Aslam, S., Saleem, Z., Habib, M., Tabassum, U., Ashfaq, S., & Siraj, D. (2024). Unlocking Success: Measuring Higher Education Students’ Performance Through E-Books and M-Learning. Environment and Social Psychology, 9(11). https://doi.org/10.59429/esp.v9i11.3148

Unlocking Success: Measuring Higher Education Students' Performance Through E-Books and M-Learning

Amjad Islam Amjad

School Education Department, Government of Punjab, Kasur, 55050, Pakistan

Sarfraz Aslam

Faculty of Education and Humanities, UNITAR International University, Petaling Jaya, 47300, Malaysia

Zahra Saleem

Department of Education, The Islamic University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan

Musarrat Habib

Department of Education, The University of Lahore, Lahore, 54950, Pakistan

Umaira Tabassum

Department of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China

Samiya Ashfaq

Faculty of Education, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, 44310, Pakistan

Darakhshan Siraj

Department of Education, The Islamic University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan


DOI: https://doi.org/10.59429/esp.v9i11.3148


Keywords: academic performance, digital tools, e-books, higher education, m-learning

Abstract

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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