Ulesson Mobile Learning Application and Students' Interest in Christian Religious Studies in Awka South Local Government Area, Anambra State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study evaluates the effect of Ulesson mobile learning application on Senior Secondary School two (SS2) students' interest in Christian Religious Studies in Awka South Local Government Area, Anambra State, Nigeria. The study was carried out to determine the effect of Ulesson - mobile learning application on students' interest in Christian Religious Studies. The study adopted the pre-test, post-test and control groups quasi-experimental design. One research question guided the study while one hypothesis was formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. A sample of 71 students was drawn from two secondary schools in the area. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the two schools based on similar characteristics so as to partial out the effect of school attributes. One intact class was used for the experimental and control groups. Purposive sampling technique was also used to select the two intact classes from each selected school based on number of pupils in the class. The instrument for data collection was Students’ Interest in Christian Religious Studies Scale (SICRSS). Cronbach coefficient Alpha reliability method was used for the test of reliability. Reliability estimates of the sub scales of the instrument ranged from 0.81 to 0.83. Consequently, the instrument was found to be adequately reliable for use in the study. Mean and Standard Deviation were used to answer the research question. Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to analyze collected data for the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. One hypothesis was tested at 0.05 level of significance. The result revealed that Ulesson - mobile learning applications had significant effects on students' interest in Christian Religious Studies. It was recommended among others that, Ulesson should be adopted in Christian Religious Studies for improved interest of students.