ASSESSMENT OF STUDENTS’ UTILISATION OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGY DEVICES FOR LEARNING IN KWARA STATE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION ILORIN, KWARA STATE

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The adequate and proper utilization of mobile technology devices proffer solutions to students’ difficulties ‘in
instructional skills acquisition and knowledge at any citadel of learning. This study assessed students’ usage of mobile
technology devices in some Colleges of Education in Kwara state. Three research questions and two hypotheses were
answered and tested respectively. The study was a descriptive research of the survey type. The Sample comprised of 150
students (92 Females and 58 Males) randomly selected from three Colleges of Education. Questionnaire was the
instrument for data collection. Frequency counts, percentages and mean were used to answer the research questions’,
while chi-square was used for testing the hypothesis at 0.05. The findings showed that 73.3% of Colleges of Education
students had at least a smart phone as a mobile device and 75% of Colleges of Education students made use of their
smart phone. It also revealed that students had positive attitude towards the usage of mobile technology devices.
However, there was no significant difference between male and female students in utilizing mobile technology devices;
and no significance difference exists in utilization of mobile technology devices based on the location of schools. It was
recommended that students should be guided to use mobile technology devices for educational pursuits