Mobile Learning Technology in STEM Education: A Systematic Review from 2010 to 2019

Abstract

Mobile technology could support students’ learning in anytime and anywhere. It led to mobile learning principle, which has been recognized as pedagogy to support the learning of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Recently, there is less systematic analysis to reveal trend of mobile learning in STEM education. This paper conducted a metareview of the studies published in academic journals, indexed by Scopus, from 2010 to 2019 to analyze years, nationalities, and subject areas emphasizing the pedagogy and technology of mobile learning in STEM education. The results revealed that the application of mobile learning technology in STEM disciplines have been increased in the past decade. In addition, the review articles reported subject areas in social science has the highest number of using mobile technology in STEM learning. The findings of this study encourage more educational research in the area of mobile learning technology in STEM education.