STAFF LEVEL OF AWARENESS ON THE USE OF GOOGLE SCHOLAR AS LEARNING RESOURCE IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION

Abstract

This study sought to examine staff level of awareness on the use of google scholar (GS) as learning resource in colleges of education. The study was a descriptive survey carried out in state colleges of education in south-east region of Nigeria with the population of 623 college of education academic staff. Simple random sampling techniques balloting without replacement were used to select only state colleges from the region. Purposive sampling were employed to select 3 out of 5 state colleges in the south east geo-political zones. Questionnaires were issued out to respondents. One hundred and fifty (150) fully filled questionnaires were returned. Mean ratings were used in data analyses. The findings revealed that all are not aware of GS as learning resource. The study recommends among others that governing council of colleges of education should adopt the use of Google Scholar (GS) for assessment rather than manual assessment.