Implementation of Mobile Seamless Learning Strategy in Primary and Secondary School: A Systematic Literature Review

The expanding utilization of educational technologies, the introduction of digital classroom concepts, and the interest in teaching innovations have resulted in an increased recognition of the possible deployment of mo-bile seamless learning strategies to facilitate learning growth in educational institutions. Nevertheless, the majority of research has mostly concentrated on the application of mobile seamless learning strategies within the context of higher education. Consequently, there remains a dearth of research evidence and studies per-taining to the practical application and continuous execution of educational initiatives in pre-higher educa-tion. Hence, it is imperative to have a deeper comprehension of the execution of mobile seamless learning strategies in elementary and secondary education, based on existing literature on mobile seamless learning strategies. This systematic literature review (SLR) intended to uncover mobile seamless learning strategy research that focuses on adopting mobile seamless learning strategy at pre-higher education levels, including in pre- school, primary, or secondary school. This SLR was carried out based on the SALSA framework to determine the protocol, search, appraisal, synthesis, analysis, and reporting approaches. The data corroborate the claims that the application of mobile seamless learning method in school is still inadequate, while the deployment has been observed largely in developed countries. The implementation is focusing on the educational and learning context, research areas and research focus, data collection techniques, and mobile tech-nology used. The literature review has demonstrated a dearth of research on the implementation of mobile seamless learning strategy at the primary and secondary education levels.

Systematic literature review, mobile seamless learning strategies, pre-higher education

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