PERCEPTION OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ON THE USE OF MOBILE LEARNING IN UNIVERSITIES IN NIGER STATE

Abstract

This study investigated the perception of undergraduate students on the use of mobile learning, since the use of mobile learning is a new phenomenon in some institutions, there is an urgent need to acquire the impact on learning process. However, undergraduate students were primary focus of the study because it is believed that they are all familiar with Mobile devices and their uses. Three research questions were formulated to guide this study. A total of 250 respondents which consist of 150 300level students of Industrial and Technology Education Department and 100 300level students of Physics department of Federal University of Technology Minna were used as the population for the study. A questionnaire was developed and validated by three lecturers from industrial and technology education department. Mean and standard deviation where the satisfaction took used to analyze the data collected for the study. while t-test was employed to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. However, recommendation was made that, since the world is now a global village and digital world, the use of mobile learning should be implemented in higher institution for learning. More importantly, students should be kept abreast of creativity and innovation in education.