The Obstacles to the Jordanian University Students’ Use of the Mobile Phone in University Education

This study aimed at identifying the obstacles that the Jordanian universities’ students encounter in using the mobile phone in university education. The study sample consisted of 363 male and female students from Al-Hashmeyah, AL Al-Bayt, and Al Balq’a Applied universities for the academic year 2013-2014. The instrument of the study which was developed by the researcher, consisted of (40) items divided in four domains. The validity and reliability were proven. The results of the study indicated that all the domains and items included in the instrument were main obstacles, it’s also indicated that there were significant statistical differences in the domains related to the student attributed to specialization favor of scientific specialization, and it’s indicated that there were no significant differences attributed to the experience in using the mobile phone. The study was concluded with some recommendations.