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

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

University of Eastern Finland
University Of Oulu
National Chengchi University
University of Ghana Business School
Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University Makurdi
Morgan State University
Ajayi Crowther University

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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 language	English
Pages (from-to)	212-228
Number of pages	17
Journal	Journal of Information Systems Education
Volume	32
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - Jun 2021
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Computer science education
Computing students
Nigeria
Social media
Social network
Whatsapp

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