Mar’atus Sholikah, Dwi Harsono
The closure of schools and universities nationwide and even almost worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in learning activities turning to distance learning. One of the increasing distance learning users is the mobile app. However, the problem educators experience when implementing learning by adopting m-learning applications is concerned about adequate student engagement or, in some cases, an inability to reach students fully. To that end, distance learning using m-learning has created questions about the importance of student engagement leading to understanding. Thus, this study investigated the influence of m-learning adoption on student engagement through digital readiness and presented 16 items of instruments. Electronic questionnaires collected data (N =89) from all masters and doctoral students in Indonesia. Testing the instrument’s validity using confirmatory factor analysis, while reliability is measured using Cronbach’s alpha and composite reliability. The results are significant for digital readiness as a mediator in student perception of the influence of the adoption of m-learning innovation on student engagement. Although students positively perceive that the adoption of m-learning has a positive effect, they must also have strong digital skills to complete their academic work. Besides, they must also be committed to fully engaged in learning activities using m-learning— this finding provides practical implications for improving effective and interactive online learning in college. © 2021
Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
