Utilization of podcast and students’ learning attitude at the universities in Ekiti state

Abstract

The study investigated the perception of learners on the relationship between the utilization of educational podcast and the attitude of students at the universities in Ekiti State. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population for the study was the undergraduates at the universities in Ekiti State, Nigeria. An accidental sampling was used to select 300 students at the universities. Two research questions were answered in the study. Two hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The instrument used to collect data for this study was a questionnaire titled Podcast and attitude of Students towards learning (PASLQ). The validity of PASLQ was ensured through face and content validity. This was done by two Tests and measurement and one of Educational Technology experts. The reliability of PASLQ was established through Cronbach Alfa with a co-efficient 0.81. The research questions raised in the study were answered using descriptive statistical tool of frequency counts and percentage while, the research hypotheses formulated in the study were tested using inferential statistics of simple correlation and linear regression. The study found that the extent to which students utilized educational podcast at the universities in Ekiti, Nigeria is low, the level of students’ attitude towards learning through Podcast at the universities in Ekiti, Nigeria is high, there is significant relationship between the students’ utilization of educational podcast and students’ attitude towards learning at the universities in Ekiti, Nigeria and that educational podcast significantly predicts the attitude of students towards learning at the universities in Ekiti State. The study recommended that curriculum developers, school authority and university lecturers should integrate podcasting into the curriculum planning, provide devices needed for podcasting and implement the use of podcast for instructional purposes so as to improve students’ attitude towards learning.