A Survey of University of Ilorin Students’ Use of Mobile Phone in Lecture rooms and its Implications in Education for Nigeria Development.

Abstract

The study surveyed students of University of Ilorin’s use of mobile phones in relation to how they are used in lecture rooms during lecture.  The objectives are to establish how the use of mobile phones affects interactive processes of lecture rooms and its implications for the teaching and learning processes in the University. A researcher drawn questionnaire was used to sample the opinions of the students. A total of three hundred and seventy-eight (378) students were randomly selected from two faculties using both sexes as respondents.The data collected were analysed using Arithmetic mean rating and chi-square was used to test the postulated hypothesis. The finding revealed that university of Ilorin students are in the habit of using mobile phones for various purposes during lecture hours and that there is no significant difference between the males and the females in the usage of mobile phone during lecture hours.On the basis of the finding, this study highlights the educational implications of using mobile phones during lecture hours and suggests the way forward. It recommends a provision of guidance and counselling services to fresher’s and undergraduates for appropriate information on the use of mobile phones and its detriments to teaching and learning process of the school curriculum.

Key words: Mobile phone, Lecture rooms, Educational Implication.