Abstract:

This study examined undergraduates’ perception on the use of Facebook for learning with reference to gender and specialization. A researcher designed structured questionnaire which was validated by three experts was used for data collection from 300 undergraduate students. Mean and percentage for research questions. Hypotheses 1 was tested using independent t-test while hypotheses 2 was tested using ANOVA at 0.05 level of significance.The findings of this study showed that: (i) Undergraduates have the right perception towards the use of Facebook for learning (2.94). (ii) There was no significant difference between male and female perception towards the use of Facebook for learning [t= 0.635, p>0.05]. (iii) There was no significant difference among undergraduates based on course of study on use of Facebook for learning [F (2,99) 1.46, p>0.05]. The study concluded that undergraduates have positive perception towards the use of Facebook for learning. The study recommends that the government should include the use of social media applications among the methods of lesson delivery.

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