Influence of Ict Resources Utilization on Social Information Sharing Among Undergraduates In Federal University Oye Ekiti, Nigeria | ||
| International Journal of Instructional Technology and Educational Studies | ||
| Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2024, Pages 14-24 PDF (636.5 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ihites.2024.406416 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Adetayo Adebanjo1; Jacob Opele2; Toyin Onayinka3 | ||
| 1Department of Educational Foundations, National Open University of Nigeria, Nigeria | ||
| 2Departments of Library and Information Science, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria | ||
| 3Department of Mass Communications, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study explored how the use of ICT resources impacts social information sharing among undergraduates at Federal University Oye Ekiti, Nigeria. It involved 200 students from the Faculty of Education, selected through simple random sampling. Data was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire and was validated with a Cronbach’s alpha score of 0.7 and above. The collected data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, frequency, table, mean, and standard deviation. The formulated hypothesis was analyzed with Spearman rank regression analysis. Results indicated a generally high extent of social information-sharing practices among undergraduates in the selected university with an average mean score of 3.4 on a scale of 4 points. Findings further indicated that Computer (mean = 3.0, RII = 0.9) and Google Meet (mean = 3.0, RII = 0.9) were the most commonly used among the ICT resources used by undergraduates. Others include smartphones (mean = 2.9, RII = 0.9), google (mean = 2.6, RII = 0.8), Software programmes (mean = 2.6, RII= 0.8), emails (mean = 2.6, RII= 0.8), Projectors (mean = 2.2, RII= 0.7), Interactive online teaching platform (mean = 2.2, RII= 0.7) and Slack (mean = 2.1, RII= 0.7). The study revealed a statistically significant influence of ICT resource utilization and social information-sharing practices among undergraduates in the selected university (F=48.817, p<0.05). The study recommends the university authority promote ICT resource usage and make substantial investments in digital education to elevate the institution and improve its global ranking | ||
| Keywords | ||
| ICT resources; social information sharing; Undergraduate; University | ||
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