UTILIZATION OF GOOGLE CLASSROOM FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING IN NIGERIAN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION

Abstract

The study investigated utilization of Google Classroom for effective teaching and learning in colleges of education in Nigeria. One research question and one null hypothesis were formulated for the study. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population for the study is 408 lecturers in federal and state colleges of education in Enugu State. Census sampling was adopted. A questionnaire titled Utilization of Google Classroom Questionnaire (UGCQ) was designed to elicit information from the respondents. The questionnaire was validated by three research experts from Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) and Federal College of Education Eha-Amufu (FCEE). The reliability co-efficient of the instrument was calculated using Cronbach's alpha method. The overall alpha value was found to be 0.75, indicating high reliability of the instrument. Mean scores and standard deviation were used to answer the research question and z-test statistic was used to test the null hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The finding indicates that Google Classroom is used to a low extent in teaching and learning in colleges of education in Nigeria. It was recommended that management of colleges of education should provide training and support for Google Classroom to increase adoption and effectiveness