LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT IN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AMONG THE UNDERGRADUATES OF UNIVERSITY OF BENIN

ABSTRACT

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 Statistic figure of 2023 population census, during the cause of this survey. 398 questionnaires were distributed among the university of Benin undergraduates and in all, 376 were 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 university of Benin undergraduates. In Nigeria, the use of digital technology for academic purpose started in 1932 with 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 hooks and cranny of the country which has made educational activities and 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 and perceptions and the use of digital technology among the University of Benin undergraduates. The findings affirms that 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.