Gender Influence on Undergraduates’ Access To And Attitude Towards The Utilization Of Social Media For Learning In Nigeria
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Keywords: Access, Attitude, Gender, Social Media, Undergraduates, Utilisation.Abstract
The main objective of this study was to investigate gender influence on undergraduates’ access to and attitude towards the utilisation of social media for learning in Nigeria. The study investigated the influence of gender on undergraduates’ i. access to social media for learning and ii. attitude towards social media for learning. The study was a descriptive research of the survey method using stratified, proportional and random sampling techniques to draw a sample of 1,121 (592 males and 529 females) undergraduates from nine universities in South-west, Nigeria. The main research instrument employed for data collection was a validated adapted questionnaire. Two research hypotheses were formulated and tested in the study using t-test at 0.05 significant level. The findings of the study indicated that there was significant difference in undergraduates’ access to social media for learning based on gender, with t(1,121) = 2.75, p < 0.05) in favour of male and there was no significant difference in undergraduates’ attitude towards social media for learning based on gender.
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