TECHNICAL COLLEGE STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE USE OF MOBILE APPS FOR LEARNING IN LAGOS STATE

Abstract

Mobile apps are software applications designed to run on a mobile device such as a phone to enhance teaching-learning. However, technical college students’ performance over the years has consistently been below average. Hence, this study examined the technical college students’ attitude towards using mobile apps for learning in Lagos State. This study (i) ascertained the attitude of learners in the use of mobile apps for learning; and (ii) examined the effect of gender on attitude of technical college learners in the use of mobile apps for learning. The research was a descriptive research design of the survey type. The study sample was randomly drawn from six technical colleges in Lagos State. The respondents were 351 students, (166 were males and 178 were females). Mean score was used to answer research questions and independent sample t-test was used to the test hypothesis. The findings of the study were that: learners’ attitude when using the Mobile Apps for learning was positive. There was no significant difference in technical college learners’ attitude in using mobile apps for learning based on gender. It therefore means that when teachers are motivated to adopt mobile apps in the instructional delivery process, teaching-learning process would be enhanced and made pleasurable for learners to learn. Consequently, it was recommended among others that the National Business and Technical Examination Board should encourage the use of mobile apps for the teaching-learning process at technical college level.