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    M-learning in reading comprehension
    (Carrera de Pedagogía de los Idiomas Nacionales y Extranjeros, 2021-11-01) Cocha Toaza, Edisson Patricio; Infante Paredes, Ruth Elizabeth
    This research aimed to determine the effects of M-learning in reading comprehension of students from of “Pedagogia de los Idiomas Nacionales y Extranjeros” at “Universidad Técnica de Ambato” The methodology was a mixed approach. On the one hand, it is qualitative because a survey was applied in order to determine the most Web 3.0 application between students of fourth-semester focus on the educational environment. On the other hand, it is quantitative because a standardized pre-test and post-test were taken from Cambridge Assessment were used to measure the level of learners in reading comprehension in three levels: Literal, Inferential and Evaluative. In addition, this research used an experimental design because treatment was applied to 27 students of PINE majors. Also, through the platform "Mobincube", the researcher created a mobile application called "Developing Reading Levels 1.0" which contained authentic material focused on improving students’ reading comprehension. This platform was very intuitive since it was easy to access and to complete the tasks provided by the teacher. Finally, learners demonstrated an increase in their cognitive abilities at the moment of answering literal, inferential, and evaluative questions and various points of view of the author. Consequently, it can be concluded that the use of mobile applications influenced the development of their reading comprehension when analyzing and understanding complex texts from the ease of their mobile device