SOCIAL MEDIA ADOPTION AND ULTILAZATION RATES AMONG COLLEGES OF EDUCATION STUDENTS IN KWARA STATE.

Abstract

The advent of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has great impacted on all human endeavour including the educational system, where teaching and learning are no longer limited to the four walls of the physical classrooms of social media among Colleges of Education students in Social media like Facebook, YouTube, Whats App, TikTok, Snap chat and several others have become popular among the youths especially students. With the use of social media, millions of people are now able to connect together at the same time, share educational resources and connect with educational experts more easily. The adoption and utilization rates in Ilorin, Kwara State, were determined by a descriptive cross-sectional research study. Every participant in the study had at least one social media account. Facebook, was the commonest used social media among the students. Female students used social media for academic purposes and also spent more time on it more than the male counterparts. Final year students also used Social Media more for academic purpose than students in lower levels. The study found high rates of adoption and utilization of social media among Colleges of education Students in Ilorin, Kwara State. It is therefore, recommended that institutions should incorporate the use of social media in the teaching and learning.