The Future Trends of Mobile Learning Application (MLA) In Education Area: A Systematic Literature Review (SLR)

Abstract

This research aims to identify mobile learning applications (MLA) in the education area in Indonesia. Research questions that will be answered are: (1) What are the mobile learning applications that have been developed in the world of education? (2) What are the objectives to be achieved in the development of the mobile learning application? (3) What are the levels of education that are the target of research and development of mobile learning applications? The research method used is Systematic Literature Review (SLR). SLR methods are used to identify, review, evaluate, and interpret all available research with interesting phenomenon topics, with specific research questions relevant. Research steps are planning, conducting the study and reporting the study. The research data source was compiled from Garba Rujukan Digital Reference (https://garuda.ristekbrin.go.id/) and google scholar. 16 of 39 articles were reviewed. The selection process of articles is determined by compiling exclusion criteria used, i.e. (1) articles published between 2015-2021; (2) the development of mobile learning applications is limited to the world of education, especially the type of formal education. The results showed that there had been an increase in the number of researchers, from both academics and practitioners, to develop learning tools. The majority of apps developed are android based. Mobile learning applications are implemented starting from junior high school, high school and college level. This study can be considered for further researchers that the development of learning devices still needs to be continuously improved and reviewed both from the content of the application and the target users of the application.