Perceptions of the Usage of WhatsApp for Instruction: A Study of Teachers in Senior High Schools in Ghana

Frederick Owusu-Boakye, Abednego Kofi Bansah and Justice Armah
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Frederick Owusu-Boakye: University of Cape Coast, Central Region, Ghana
Abednego Kofi Bansah: University of Cape Coast, Central Region, Ghana
Justice Armah: University of Cape Coast, Central Region, Ghana

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2022, vol. 6, issue 1, 65-75

Abstract: The free education policy at the senior high school levels in Ghana resulted in an increase in enrollment numbers which subsequently lead to the adoption of the double track system which necessitated the need to divide students into two tracks. This meant that while one track was in school, the other was on vacation. As such, an innovative way is needed to keep students’ engage especially a track that is on vacation. The purpose of this research was to determine the perception of teachers on the usage of WhatsApp messenger for teaching and learning. A cross-sectional design was employed in this study among 125 senior high school teachers within Tema Metropolis of Ghana. The research revealed that, perceived cost had an effect on teachers perceive usefulness, perceived convenience, perceived effectiveness, perceived trust and perceived intension to use WhatsApp Messenger for teaching and learning. Perceived convenience had a more pronounced effect on perceived usefulness. Implications of the results for scaling up or developing reforms on regular stakeholder’s consultations to understand the concept of using WhatsApp messenger for teaching and learning in high schools with similar context are discussed.

Date: 2022
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