m-Learning system enhancing mathematical concepts (m-LSEMC): A case study of University of Namibia and Rhodes

Approximately more than eight hundred (800) First Year Students at the University of Namibia in 2010 and 2011 were enrolled in Mathematics class against a few teaching staff. As such this resulted in a challenge to individual students´ attention, which yielded low passing rate. To improve that, the students in their spare time tried to make use of computer services to revise and practice their Mathematics concepts. However, that was challenged by the fact that only a few students owned personal computers and the rest were deprived of such facilities. Nonetheless, in this era, the majority if not all students owned one or more mobile phones that had similar functions as that of computers. Hence, in order to improve the performance of all the students doing Mathematics, the m-Leaming System Enhancing Mathematical Concepts (m-LSEMC) was envisaged to accord opportunity to all learners in utilizing mobile phones during their spare time. The envisaged system was administered and yielded better passing rate.