Evaluating Perception, Perceived Usefulness and Ease of Use of Mobile-Assisted Language Learning (Mall) Application Among Foundation-Level Students

Abstract

The Malaysian University English Test (MUET) is an English proficiency test that is largely used for university admission in Malaysia. The test assesses students’ language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Nevertheless, studies reported that many students struggle to meet the demands of MUET. Hence, a mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) application, named MUET:Tidbits, has been developed to address this issue. To gather students’ perceptions of this application, two community service programmes were organised within an institution of foundation studies, where the application was introduced and used by the students. A feedback survey was then distributed to these 131 students, and the data were analysed in SPSS using descriptive statistics and inferential analyses. The findings revealed high mean scores across all constructs, indicating positive student acceptance of the application. There are also significant relationships among motivation, perceived usefulness, and ease of use, suggesting that the application is user-friendly and could enhance students’ readiness to sit for their MUET. Overall, the findings indicate that MUET Tidbits has strong potential to support students’ language development and examination readiness.