LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT IN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AMONGTHEUNDERGRADUATES OF UNIVERSITY OF BENIN
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The study examined on the level of engagement in digital technology among the students of university of Benin. Survey method was adopted and the instrument used for data collection was the questionnaire. Using the Taro Yamane formula, 398 people were sampled from the population of 77,000 in the University of Benin City being a Federal University in Edo State, this is a statistical figure of 2023 population census during the cause of this survey. 398questionnaires were distributed among the University of Benin undergraduates and in all, 376were retrieved. Data collected was analyzed in tables and simple percentages. Digital
technologies play an important role in the in the day to day activities of the University of Benin undergraduates. In Nigeria, the use of digital technology for academic purpose startedin1932with simple British teaching aids being used to help with instruction within the country. With time, the use of digital technology for academic purposes by students became rampant around the corners and crannies of the country, which has made educational activities, interactions, and communication easier and faster. However, it is important to measure how often students engage in the use of Digital Technology and how it has impacted in them positively in order to promote and utilize the use of digital technologies in the academic activities of the undergraduate students in the University of Benin. This study assessed the knowledge, perceptions and use of digital technology among the University of Benin undergraduates. The findings affirm that the University of Benin undergraduates are highly knowledgeable about
digital technologies and engage in the use of those digital technologies to achieve their academic success. Using digital technology to achieve academic purposes have become imperative.
technologies play an important role in the in the day to day activities of the University of Benin undergraduates. In Nigeria, the use of digital technology for academic purpose startedin1932with simple British teaching aids being used to help with instruction within the country. With time, the use of digital technology for academic purposes by students became rampant around the corners and crannies of the country, which has made educational activities, interactions, and communication easier and faster. However, it is important to measure how often students engage in the use of Digital Technology and how it has impacted in them positively in order to promote and utilize the use of digital technologies in the academic activities of the undergraduate students in the University of Benin. This study assessed the knowledge, perceptions and use of digital technology among the University of Benin undergraduates. The findings affirm that the University of Benin undergraduates are highly knowledgeable about
digital technologies and engage in the use of those digital technologies to achieve their academic success. Using digital technology to achieve academic purposes have become imperative.
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