Teachers Perceived Adoption of Whatsapp as an Educational Tool for Curriculum Content Delivery in Calabar Municipality of Cross River State, Nigeria.

Autor: Anakwue, Anthonia Laetitia, Kujoh, Jude Ubuh, Asuquo, Edung Etim, Effiom, John Edwin
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Zdroj: Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry; 2021, Vol. 12 Issue 10, p5169-5178, 10p
Abstrakt: This study assessed teachers perceived adoption of WhatsApp as an educational tool and curriculum content implementation in Calabar Municipality in Cross River State, Nigeria. One purpose of the study was stated and converted into one research question. Literature review was carried out based on the variable understudy and the descriptive survey research design was used in the study. The accidental sampling techniques was used in the study. The method of data collection was a ten items four point rating scale questionnaire. A sample of 162 respondents was used in the study and the reliability index of the instrument was .85 using the Cronbach Alpha Reliability method. The statistical tool for data analysis was the descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation. The result of the study showed that teachers often adopt WhatsApp as an educational tool in curriculum content delivery in Calabar Municipality of Cross River State, Nigeria. Based on the finding of the study, it was recommended that government should ensure that school authorities regularly organize in- service training to train and retrain teachers on current trends in the adoption of whatsapp technologies in the classroom. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index