Arabic Students Perceived Usefulness and Ease of Use of Social Media for Learning in Kwara State, Nigeria
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2020-02
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Published by Department of Arts Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
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Studies had shed some light on why technological products are not used purposely for learning. Reasons cited in the literature specifically identified factors such as technology itself and user factors such as users perception of the technology. While understanding the impact of perception on users use of technology in the learning context such as social media for learning especially regarding students whose focus is in arabic. This study investigated arabic students perceived usefulness and ease of use of social media for learning in the Universities in Kwara State. Four research questions were answered and two hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. A quantitative research approach of a survey type was adopted, while the sample size comprised 490 multistage sampled arabic students from two government-owned Universities in Kwara. A validated self-developed questionnaire with a reliability value of 0.87 served as the research instrument. Descriptive and inferential statistics were employed as the analytical tools in the study. Significantly, the findings revealed that: (i) arabic students in the Universities in Kwara state had positive usefulness towards social media for learning: (ii) perceived ease of use of social media for learning among arabic syudents in Universities in kwara state was positive: (iii) gender differences did not exist in the arabic students perceived usefulness of social media for learning. This study concluded that social media, being an open platform that provides learning avenues for learners without interruption, creates platforms for arabic students to learn at their pace and share instructional contents with ease. The study recommended that arabic instructors and lecturers should shift to the students context in order to achieve the goals of education
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Social Media, Learning, Undergraduate, Perceived Ease of Use, Perceived Usefulness, Perception