Influence of Media Psychology and Students’ Perception on Electronic Gedgets for Learning in University of Port Harcourt: Faculty of Education Experience

International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI) | Volume VII, Issue XI, November 2020 | ISSN 2321–2705

Influence of Media Psychology and Students’ Perception on Electronic Gedgets for Learning in University of Port Harcourt: Faculty of Education Experience

Akpan Kufre Paul¹, Abraham, Uwem Paul^2
1Department of Curriculum Studies and Educational Technology, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
²Department of Statistics, Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua, Nigeria

Abstract
This study was carried out on Influence of Media Psychology and Students’ perception on electronic gadgets for learning in University of Port Harcourt, faculty of Education Experience. Three objectives of the study and three research questions were used for the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The population of the study comprised of the entire 400-level undergraduate students in Faculty of Education, University of Port Harcourt for 2019/2020 academic session which is five hundred and thirty-two (532) while the sample of the study was two hundred and fifty-two (252) students using simple random sampling technique. Mean and Standard deviation were the statistical tools used in the study. It was found that there is a positive influence of media psychology on the undergraduate students on the use of electronic gadgets for learning in Faculty of Education. Furthermore, the study also revealed that those undergraduate students in faculty of education have positive perception on the use of electronic gadgets for learning. In terms of electronic gadgets influence, it was found out thatthere is no significant influence of electronic gadgets on the male and female students in faculty of education who use them for learning. Based on these findings, the study recommends that Media psychology should be introduce as a course at the undergraduate level in Faculty of Education since it has a positive influence on the learners especially when it comes to the utilization of electronic gadgets for learning.

Introduction

Modern societies are undergoing social and technological changes in almost all the sectors including educational sector which calls for a paradigm shift in the way learners learn, think and operate in our 21st century classrooms. Media has become one of our important part of our every day environment and the development and building of our environment for our learners (Jordan, 2014). For learning in the 21st century to be successful there must be presence of media which will facilitate the learning process. This advancement in technology influences human activities and also increases demand for personal and collective effort to shape the personalities of our learners. Media psychology plays a vital role in managing the behaviours of the learners on how they learn with media in their respective learning environments. It deals with how people perceive, understand, respond and interact in the media saturated world of today.

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