A Survey of Physics Students’ Perception on the use of New Technologies to Improve on Learning of Physics in College of Education,  Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria

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Keywords: Physics Student, Perception, new technologies, learning

Abstract

There are many software packages specifically designed for electronic learning (e-learning), such as blackboard. In an effort to find the relevance of this, this study investigated the Physics Students’ Perception on the use of New Technologies to Improve on Learning of Physics in College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. Educators today are using distance education and internet based learning as methods for delivering courses. The study adopts descriptive survey of research design. The population for this study consists of all students of College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti and students of the degree program of university of Nigeria in program affiliation with College of education, Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. Questionnaire was used to find out their perceptions. It was administered to eighty (80) respondents. Two hypotheses were tested. Independent t-tests were used in the analysis of the data. A result showed that there were significance differences in students’ perception based on level, gender and ICT knowledge. Implications, suggestions and recommendation for students, parents, government, educational stakeholders etc. were discussed. The findings have implications for the teachers of physics that they should try as much as they could to encourage their students to use new technologies for physics learning not only for 2go, WhatsApp or Instagram.

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