Vol. 1 Issue 1 - 2024
Lecturers’ perception and interest on the use of telegram for instruction in universities was studied at University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Two research questions were adopted in the study. Hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Analytical survey design was used. Eighty-eight (88) lecturers randomly selected from Faculty of Education out of a total population of one hundred and eighty-six (186) lecturers formed the sample size of the study. Researchers’ constructed questionnaire titled: “Lecturers’ perception and interest on the use of telegram for instruction in universities” which consisted of 20 items statement was used to collect data while specialists in the field of Digital Education validated the instrument. Reliability of the instrument was conducted using test-retest method with Pearson Product Moment Correlation used to calculate the reliability coefficient of 0.76. Mean, standard deviation and Z-test statistics were used in analyzing data gathered. The study showed that lecturers have high level of interest and a better perception on the use of telegram for instruction in universities. The study further revealed that the use of telegram for instruction supports twenty-first century learning. It was recommended that the use of telegram for instruction in universities should be encouraged in order to improve university education curriculum
Perception, Interest, Telegram, Instruction
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