International Journal of Educational and Psychological Researches / Vol 1 / Issue 3 / July-September 2015 199 Psychological aspects effectiveness mobile learning in higher education Mojtaba Rezai Rad, Masoumeh Rezaei Young Researchers and Elite Club, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran Introducion As a general fact, e‑Learning should not only generate good learning outcomes, but also better engage learners in the learning process. From engaged learning perspective, truly engaged learners are behaviorally, intellectually, and emotionally involved in their learning tasks. [1] For Golman, emotions exist in all parts of daily life. They may be the least understood features of the human experience, especially the role of emotions which were not studied on a regular basis. The pressures on higher education institutions to increase student numbers and employ more teaching staff on part‑time contracts can make it difficult for teaching staff to keep connected with their students. [2] Thus, supporting contemporary students through the transition to may require facilitating and maintaining connectivity between tutors and students, cognitively, physically, and technologically. [3] Emotions are important aspects; yet, relatively small body of research underlines the importance of attending to students’ experiences and emotions in higher education. Varlander focused on the need to pay attention to the emotions of learners through the educational process due to the role of emotions which influence the thinking of learners. [4] Mobile phones “are particularly useful computers that fit in a pocket, are always with students, and are nearly always on.” [5] The portability and immediacy allow students to learn in their preferred time and place which is a promising advantage for these mini electronic devices. Another temptation to the busy students is the bite‑sized lessons provided by most mobile phone learning programs. [6] Learners feel that the chunks of those lessons are more manageable than the lengthy and usually too detailed lessons on paper. [7] To individual learners, mobile phones offer cumulative lessons which maximize the exposure to the contents. [8] Over time, this resourceful and effective exposure enhances the information processing activities, makes the activation and recognition automatic, and leads to greater attention. [9] By using short message service (SMS) to (1) increase the opportunity for tutor‑student interaction, (2) adopt a highly personal mode of communication, and (3) stimulate regular out‑of‑class activity, the approach aligns well with strategies for supporting a successful transition. [3] ABSTRACT Suitable teaching method is considered as main base of qualiication. Most educational psychologists and educational teachers believe that learning situation should be organized so that each student participates in activity in terms of his/her capabilities. Current instructional design models and methods were developed to design instruction for delivery on personal desktop computers that have large screens and are located in learners’ homes or workplaces. However, there is a trend toward the use of mobile devices to deliver learning materials, and for students to learn anytime and anywhere.The use of mobile devices for learning has implications as to how learning materials are designed using learning theories and instructional design principles.The aim of the current research is psychological aspects effectiveness mobile learning in Higher Education.This study is done combines two specialized branches of education and information and communication technology, and library method.The results showed adding mobile learning to the traditional method of teaching effects on increasing achievement motivation, emotional experiences, self‑concept, and students self‑conidence. Key words: E‑Learning, emotional experiences, information processing, mobile learning, motivation Address for Correspondence: Dr. Mojtaba Rezai Rad, Young Researchers and Elite Club, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran. E‑mail: mojtabarezaeirad@yahoo.com Access this article online Quick Response Code: Website: www.ijeprjournal.org DOI: 10.4103/2395-2296.158326 Original Article [Downloaded free from http://www.ijeprjournal.org on Wednesday, June 10, 2015, IP: 89.43.101.86]