The Proficiency of Undergraduates in Utilizing Social Media for Learning in Nigeria

Omotayo Olabo Obielodan,Adenike Aderogba Onojah,Amos Ochayi Onojah,Keji Sakiru Sulaimon,Roseline Enuwa Sotuminu,Akinkunmi Solomon Ajala

doi:10.15294/ijcets.v8i1.38157

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https://doi.org/10.15294/ijcets.v8i1.38157

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Students use social media for social activities more than learning but studies on the proficiency for learning has been less researched. This study therefore assessed the undergraduate students’ proficiency’ level of utilizing social media for learning in Nigeria. The study employed the quantitative research method. Four hundred and fifty (450) respondents were randomly sampled across universities in Nigeria on which a structured questionnaire was administered on the students. The research questions were answered using mean, while t-test statistic was used to test the two hypotheses. Results of the research revealed that the proficiency level of undergraduates on the utilization of social media for learning was high and there was no significant difference between male and female undergraduates' utilization and undergraduates' proficiency towards the utilization of social media for learning. The study concluded that undergraduate students have good proficiency level on the utilization of social media for learning. Abstrak Siswa-siswa sekarang banyak menggunakan media sosial sekadar untuk aktivitas sosial ketimbang belajar, hanya saja kajian untuk hal ini relatif minim. Penelitian ini mengkaji tingkat kemahiran mahasiswa S1 dalam penggunaan media sosial untuk pembelajaran di Nigeria. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif dan melibatkan 450 responden yang dipilih secara acak dari seluruh universitas di Nigeria menggunakan kuesioner terstruktur untuk para siswa. Pertanyaan penelitian ini dijawab menggunakan rata-rata dan analisis statistik t-test digunakan untuk menguji hipotesisnya. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa level kemahiran/penguasaan mahasiswa dalam menggunakan media sosial untuk pembelajaran tinggi dan tidak ada perbedaan antara mahasiswa laki-laki dan perempuan. Penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa mahasiswa S1 memiliki tingkat kemahiran yang bagus dalam menggunakan media sosial untuk pembelajaran.

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The advent of information and communication technology has made the world a global village which has permeated the social, economic, business, education among others
The aim of this study is to investigate what social media platform are available to undergraduates for learning? How do undergraduate students utilize social media for learning? What is the level of proficiency of undergraduates on the utilization of social media for learning? How do gender influence undergraduates’ utilization of social media for learning? And what is the influence of gender on undergraduates’ Proficiency level on the utilization of social media for learning
This study concluded that undergraduate Students are proficient in utilizing social media for learning and that both male and female undergraduates are proficient in the use of the available and accessible social media for learning

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The advent of information and communication technology has made the world a global village which has permeated the social, economic, business, education among others. This century (21st century), is considered to be an information age. Communication being a section in information and communication technology has been perceived as a process of transferring information between two or more individuals, while Information has been perceived as the knowledge, facts and data you get about something or someone. Akarowhe (2017) explains that the term information and communication technology (ICT) is a convergence from information technology (IT) and communication technology (CT) and defines ICT in education as the process in which ICT devices are used by teachers in the classroom for impacting knowledge on the learner(s). There could definitely be an increase in students’ academic performance as well teachers’ job performance whence innovative technologies are adequately and efficiently adopted or adapted into the teaching and learning process

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