mobile learning: predicting the english students’ academic achievement on the basis of achievement goals, motivational –usefulness beliefs and the kind of mobile usages

the main purpose of this paper has been to predict english students’ academic achievement on the basis of achievement goals, motivational –usefulness beliefs and the kind of mobile usages. the population of the study consisted of english language students in the faculty of foreign language at isfahan university from both undergraduate and graduate levels in 2011-2012. by applying a random sampling method, 200 students were selected. to gather data, self- made questionnaires based on technology acceptance model and achievement goals of midgley et al’s inventory (1989) were used. data analysis was done by using hierarchical regression analysis, pearson’s correlation coefficient and multivariate analysis (manova). findings indicated that students’ goal orientations and their beliefs toward using of mobile cell phones were good predicators for students’ academic achievements. variables such as facilities in mobile settings, kind, rate and the amount of mobile usage could not predicate the students’ academic achievements. there were also significant differences among girls and boys regarding students’ goal orientation and their beliefs about the role of mobile in english language learning. based on the results of this study, it could be concluded that english students’ attitudes toward using mobile facilities for learning english language was positive.