IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

WORLD JOURNAL OF INNOVATION AND MODERN TECHNOLOGY (WJIMT )

E-ISSN 2504-4766
P-ISSN 2682-5910
VOL. 5 NO. 1 2022
DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.56201/wjimt.v5.no1.2022.pg40.49

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Influence of WhatsApp Applications Software on Academic Performance of Business Education Students in Federal College of Education Obudu

Dr. Cletus Akpo Atah, Abang, Maureen Barong

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Abstract

The study was aimed at examining the influence of WhatsApp applications software on academic performance of Business Education students in Federal College of Education Obudu. Survey research design was adopted for the study. Two research questions and two research hypotheses were raised to guide this study. The populations of 402 business education students were used for the study. A structured questionnaire was developed by the researchers and was validated by two experts from test and measurement department and Department of Vocational Education in University of Calabar. The reliability of the instrument was ascertained using Cronbach alpha reliability technique whose coefficient was .89. The academic performance score was collected from the centers of general studies of the university to measure their performance. Data collected were analyzed using population t - test and one way analysis of variance (ANOVA) to test the hypothesis. The result showed that students’ frequency of the use of WhatsApp platforms among business education students in federal collage of education is high and that WhatsApp platform usage significant influence students’ academic performance negatively. Based on this, it was recommended that students should reduce the use of WhatsApp application in class room environment in order to increase their chances of academic performance in College of Education Obudu, Cross River State

keywords:

WhatsApp, Applications software, Academic performance and Business Education

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