TECHNOLOGICAL ADOPTION AND SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN RIVERS STATE

Abstract

The study examines technological adoption and social media usage among undergraduate students in public universities in Rivers State. The study was guided by two research questions and two null hypotheses. A correlational design was adopted for the study. The study population comprises of all students in public universities in Rivers state. The study sample was made up of two public Universities namely; Rivers State University and University of Port Harcourt, while the sample consisted of Three hundred and Sixty Five (365) respondents drawn from four departments in the two universities. The sample respondents were randomly selected from the departments. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire titled; Technology Adoption and social Media Usage (TASMU). The instrument was validated by experts from department of guidance and counselling, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education. The reliability index of 0.81 was obtained using test retest method. The data collected were analysed using mean and standard deviation for the research questions while Pearson product moment correlation coefficient were used to test the null hypothesis at 0.05 significant level. Major findings of the study shows that whatsapp and facebook significantly related with cloud computer usage among under graduate students, it was however recommended that public universities in Rivers State should establish world class internet facilities in their institutions.