Self-Efficacy of Undergraduates on Use of WEB 2.0 Tools for learning in two Universities in South west, Nigeria

Abstract

"The study examines the self efficacy level of undergraduate on the use of Web 2.0 tools for learning in Obafemi Awolowo University and the University of Ibadan. The study Use questionnaire to gather information on the various Web 2.0 tools available to undergraduate, the frequency of Web 2.0 use for learning among undergraduate, to identify the factors that promote the use of Web 2.0 tools for learning and the factors that militate against the use of Web 2.0 tools for learning among undergraduate. The findings of the study indicate that social networking, Google and wikis were the most available Web 2.0 tools for undergraduate. Majority of the undergraduate use these Web 2.0 tools for both personal and academic activities,- among the factors agreed upon to promoting the use of Web 2.0 were enhanced internet connectivity, adequate power supply, supportive hardware devices, and class assignment requiring the use of Web 2.0, low cost of internet bundles among others. However, factors like poor internet connectivity speed, inadequate power supply, high cost of hardware devices, high cost of internet bundles etc, were among the challenges to use of Web 2.0 by undergraduate. The study recommends that university management should encourage undergraduate students to use their self-efficacy by using web 2.0 for learning in their institution and that institution should provide factors that enhance the use of web 2.0 among undergraduates.