علاقة استخدام التعلم المتنقل بالعبء المعرفي لدى طلبة التكنولوجيات الحديثة للمعلومات والاتصال بجامعة ورقلة
The study aims to examine the relationship between mobile learning and cognitive load among university students. A correlational descriptive methodology was employed to meet the study’s objectives. Two instruments were used: the Mobile Learning Scale, developed by Steve Drew and Salah Harbi (2014), and the Cognitive Load Scale, developed by Helmy Elfiel (2015). Both scales were administered to a sample of 614 students (male and female) from the Faculty of Modern Information and Communication Technologies at Kasdi Merbah University, Ouargla. After verifying the psychometric properties of both instruments and performing statistical analysis using SPSS, the study revealed the following findings: 1) A correlation exists between mobile learning and cognitive load, with mobile learning associated with each dimension of cognitive load in the sample. 2) No significant differences were found in the Mobile Learning Scale responses based on gender, academic major, or their interaction. 3) No significant differences were found in the Cognitive Load Scale responses based on gender, academic major, or their interaction. 4) No significant differences were found in the Mobile Learning Scale responses based on gender, academic level, or their interaction. 5) No significant differences were found in the Cognitive Load Scale responses based on gender, academic level, or their interaction. Based on these findings, the study offers several recommendations: 1) Further research should be conducted on the application of mobile learning in professional and applied research centers. 2) Mobile learning should be developed further across various educational stages. 3) The use of mobile learning in designing artificial intelligence programs for professors and students in scientific research should be expanded. 4) Educational researchers should be encouraged to use mobile learning to enhance students’ self-directed learning. (Author’s abstract)