Investigating Students’ Perception towards the Use of Social Media for Computing Education in Nigeria

Friday J. Agbo, Olayemi Olawumi, Oluwafemi S. Balogun, Ismaila T. Sanusi, Sunday A. Olaleye, Kissinger Sunday, Emmanuel A. Kolog, Donald D. Atsa’am, Frank Adusei-Mensah, Ayobami Adegbite, Funmilola W. Ipeayeda

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Abstract

This study examined the use of a social media platform – WhatsApp – by computer science students for learning computing education in the context of a Nigerian education institution. Nowadays, a large community of students in higher education institutions has embraced the WhatsApp platform for social interactions which makes it a useful tool in education. In this study, students formed three closed groups, and each group had a specific computing topic they discussed. Their discussions were in the form of posting questions, providing answers to questions, or expressing knowledge on the group topic. A questionnaire was used to collect data from the participants regarding their experiences. We conducted a descriptive analysis of the students’ learning outcomes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)212-228
Number of pages17
JournalJournal of Information Systems Education
Volume32
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Computer science education
  • Computing students
  • Nigeria
  • Social media
  • Social network
  • Whatsapp

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