Measuring Student Teachers’ Attitude and Intention toward Cell Phone Use for Learning in Nigeria

Abstract

This study examined student teachers’ attitude and intention towards cell phone use for learning in Nigeria. The study involves one hundred and ninety (190) trainee teachers in one of the institutes of education in Nigeria. The data for the study was collected through a questionnaire on a rating of five (5) point Likert-type scale. The data collected was used to test the hypothesized model of the study using structural equation modelling approach. The finding of the study revealed that perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease of use (PEU), subjective norm (SN) and attitude significantly influence students’ intention towards adoption of cell phone for learning. The study showed that perceived ease of use stands to be the strongest predictor of cell phone use. The model of the study exhibits a good match with the data and provides an explanation on student teachers’ attitude and intention towards cell phone for learning. It was found that cell phone use for learning has its implications on physical and social health of the respondents. Student teachers that adopt the use of cell phones for learning should be well educated on the health implications of its use for learning. Student teachers should select appropriate cell phones that will be adaptive and ensure positive usefulness among learners. The proliferation of cell phones in the market may bring about subjective negative norms among the learners.