PERCEIVED EASE OF USE MOBILE DEVICES FOR TEACHING UNDERGRADUATES KWARA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study examined the perceptions of lecturers on integrating mobile devices for teaching undergraduates. Moderating influence of gender on the ease of use of mobile devices for teaching. Data were collected from 356 university lecturers from four Universities in Kwara State which include Al-hikmah University, Kwara State University, Landmark University and University of Ilorin using a random sampling technique. Data were analysed using mean to answer research questions. No significant difference was found between male and female lecturers in their perception on the usefulness of mobile devices for teaching. The study revealed that lecturers perceived mobile devices easy to use for teaching with Grand Mean of (2.47), there was no significant difference between male and female lecturers’ perceived usefulness of mobile devices for teaching with t value of (354) and significant value of 1.07, p > 0.05. The implication is that mobile devices were found easy to use for teaching by lecturers, irrespective of gender. Therefore, lecturers should be encouraged to attend trainings, conferences and capacity building workshops in order to acquire skills on the use of Mobile Devices and other ICT tools for teaching.

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