Effectiveness of Facebook and Whatsapp supported instructional platforms on undergraduate students’ achievement in Educational Technology.

Abstract

This study investigated the effectiveness of Facebook and WhatsApp supported instructional platforms on undergraduate students' achievement in educational technology. A three by two (3x2) factorial design was adopted using pretest- posttest approach. Three research questions were raised to guide the study and three hypotheses were tested. A total of 180 educational technology students selected from three universities out of five universities offering educational technology in Nigeria were randomly assigned to Experimental Group I (exposed to Facebook supported instructional platform), Experimental Group II (exposed to whatsapp supported instructional Platform) and Control Group (taught through lecture method). Educational Technology Achievement Test was used for data collection. ETAT was validated by experts and the reliability coefficients of 0.734 were obtained using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient formula. Data gathered were analyzed using Analysis of Variaon oc 5e and t-test analysis and significance was ascertained at rice alpha levels. Findings revealed that significant dr ereFca. Exists in the mean achievement of the three groups.