PERCEPTION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ UTILIZATION OF MOBILE DEVICES FOR LEARNING

Abstract

The perception of learners is key to the integration and effective utilization of technology into the educational system hence it is of essence to determine students’ willingness in the use of mobile devices for learning. The study therefore investigated the Perception of Secondary School Students’ utilization of Mobile Devices for learning. It adopted the descriptive design with a sample size of 375 senior secondary school II students. Two research questions and one hypothesis guided the study. The instrument tilted Questionnaire for Students’ Perception on Mobile Devices Utilization for Learning (QSPMDUL) was developed. The questionnaire was structured using 4-point Likert scale which was subjected to content and face validity using Cronbach’s Alpha method of internal consistency and a reliability coefficient of 0.89 was obtained. The research questions were analyzed using standard deviation and mean statistics while the hypothesis was tested using independent t-test. A criterion mean of 2.5 was set as the cut off mean to make the decision. The findings revealed that students showed positive perception towards mobile devices for learning and strongly believed that owning a mobile device could pose no threat to their studies. The study also revealed that perception of students does not differ significantly based on gender. The researchers therefore recommend that educators and instructional developers should support m-learning through creating adaptable software applications to facilitate mobile learning with ease of use while school administrators are to encourage the use of mobile devices for learning among their learners.