Lecturers Perception of YouTube Instructional Video in Teaching of Biology for Higher Education in Niger State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigated Biology lecturers' perception towards adoption of YouTube instructional video in institution of higher education, Niger State. The study was a descriptive research of the survey type. The research instrument was a 1 0-itonfive point Likert scale questionnaire used to elicit the needed information from lecturers. The instrument was validated and the reliability coefficient yielded 0.86 using Kuder Richardson (KR,). The Research questions were answered using frequency count and simple percentage, while the null hypotheses were analyzed using t-test in statistical package for social sciences (SASS} version 20. The findings of the study revealed that Biology lecturers had positive perception towards YouTube adoption. The results also revealed that there was no significant difference between male and female Biology lecturers' perception towards adoption of YouTube video. Based on the findings, it was recommended that YouTube video should be used in institutions Of iAer education for teaching and learning of Biology.