WHATSAPP AS A SOCIAL MEDIA TOOL FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF NUHU BAMALI POLYTECHNIC ZARIA, KADUNA STATE

Abstract

This study examined WhatsApp utilization for education purposes which is the research topic WhatsApp as a social media tool for teaching and learning in tertiary institution in Nigeria (A case study of Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic Zaria Kaduna State) students. Quantitative survey research was adopted for the study. The population consists of 40 Academic staff and 300 polytechnic students. Two research questions were developed for the studies, the instruments for data collection was a structured questionnaire which was validated by three lecturers from Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic Zaria to check for accuracy and straight forwardness of the instruments, Questionnaires were employed as instrument for data collection. The questionnaire was administered randomly to staff and students. Four point Likert scale was use with rating from Strongly Agreed (SA), Agreed (A), Disagreed (D), Strongly Disagreed (SD), Average was use any item with a score below 3.00 is not needed while a score range above 3.00 and above is considered needed. The entire questionnaires administered were duly filled and retrieved given a high response rate of 100%. Data collected were coded and analyzed on SPSS version 22 and presented in tables. Findings revealed that students of Nuhu Bamali polytechnic Zaria don’t have access to the internet and free Wi-Fi for research and Educative purpose. The study also postulates that students who spend more time on social media are likely to perform poorly in their academic activities than those who do not. The study recommends that students should decrease attitude of visiting other sites, rather places for educative purposes and research that will advance their academic and widen their brain to meet the demand of twenty first century standard and be current in their field of study.

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