Dynamics of Mobile Internet Device in Enhancing the Realization of Universal basic Education Objectives in Nigeria
The introduction Universal Basic Education (UBE) Programme is apt, timely and relevant, considering Nigeria’s dire needfor all round development.However, there are pedagogical challenges, facing the realization of the UBE programme. Content delivery in classrooms still tilt towards the traditional method of teaching and not fully inclined to digital content delivery through information and communication technological devices. This study therefore, seeks to establish the efficiencies in mobile internet device features like mobile internet and text message (SMS). Questionnaire was the instrument for the study, tagged Mobile Device Assisted Learning Questionnaire (MDALQ). Validity was obtained through face and construct validity while the test retest method was used to obtain a reliability co-efficient of 0.87. A sample of 100 senior secondary school students were randomly selected from four senior secondary schools in Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State. Findings revealed that mobile internet search engines, for instance Google, Teoma, Zworks and Mamma do efficiently facilitate learning both within and outside classroom, thereby, promoting student-centred and activity-based learning, such as collaborative, discovery, interactive and innovative learning strategies.
