Internet Use and Viability among Undergraduates of the Faculty of Education, Lagos State University, Ojo, Nigeria
Keywords:
Internet Usage, Education Students, Resources, Search EnginesAbstract
This study is conducted in the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, Nigeria
with a view to identifying the rate and practicability of internet usage among
undergraduates of the Faculty of Education. The population consists of all
the students in the faculty. A sample of 348 students was randomly selected
for the study. The instrument for data collection is the structured
questionnaire. While 348 copies of the questionnaire are randomly
administered on the students in their various lecture halls. Three hundred
and thirty copies, which is 95% response rate are returned and used for
analysis. The data are carefully analysed using frequency distribution and
percentage. The findings reveal among others that majority of the students
at the Faculty of Education in Lagos State University use the internet severally
on daily basis for the purpose of accessing information to supplement hard
copies of books at the University Library. Consequently, Information and
Communication Technology facilities should be made available and
accessible to the students to enable them have the opportunity of technology
driven education.
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