Development of a Preliminary Model Guide for Using Mobile Learning Technology in Resource – Limited Primary Schools in Thailand

Abstract

This paper examines a preliminary model guide for planning the use of Mobile Learning Technologies (MLT) in support of primary school teaching practice and delivery. A Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) approach is used in this study. The use of the SSM approach is aimed at allowing the analysis of participants' viewpoints to direct future developments in this area. Qualitative data has been collected through semi-structured interviews. The study sampled fifteen (15) primary schools from various urban and rural parts of the Phitsanulok Province in Thailand. The group of respondents consisted of seventeen (17) teachers and ten (10) school administrators, who were asked their opinion of and attitude towards the proposed use of Mobile Learning Technology (MLT) at their school. The results of this study have enabled the development of a model guide to facilitate the use of mobile learning technology to support and extend the reach of teaching in primary schools in Thailand.