Availability and Use of Mobile Phone Technology Facilities for Learning by Undergraduates in Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo, Nigeria (Published)
The study is on Availability and Use of Mobile Phone Technology Facilities for Learning by Undergraduates in Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo, Nigeria. The population comprises all the undergraduate students in Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo. Simple Random sampling technique was used for the study. The sample size of the study was one hundred (100) degree students. The research design for the study is descriptive survey research design. The research instrument used for the study was adapted by the researcher. Section A comprises information on Biodata; Section B was on Likert type scales which asked questions on Availability and Use of Mobile Phone Technology for Learning Activities by Undergraduates in Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, Nigeria. The responses of the respondents were collected, aggregated, and presented in a tabular form. Based on this, frequencies of occurrence were established and used for the analysis using percentages, mean and standard deviation. Based on the result from this table and mean score acceptance by the decision rule, the available mobile phones services among students of AFUED, Ondo are: mobile phone, 3G services, 4G service, MMS service, Video call service, Internet access, and Memory card. The levels of Users’ skills on the use of mobile phone among AFUED students is high and the levels of experience on the use of mobile phone among AFUED students is high. The benefits of the use of mobile phone for learning among AFUED students are: easy to use smartphone for reading, does not require any special computer literacy skills, easy to use smartphone for retrieval of course materials from lecturers Slack, smartphone interfaces is user-friendly and flexible for learning, they do not encounter technical problem when using smartphone for learning, and their interaction with the smartphone for learning is clear and understandable. the challenges inhibiting the use of mobile phone for learning among AFUED students are: unstable internet connectivity, high cost of data bundle, the phone can freeze during important learning moments, intruding calls may come in during learning, difficult to get access to use smartphone during constant power cut, and without internet bundle or Wi-Fi connection, they cannot access course information online.
Keywords: Adeyemi, Federal University of Education, Learning, Nigeria, Ondo, Undergraduates, mobile phone technology facilities