Factors Influencing Students’ Utilization of Information Communication Technology in Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
Abstract
The study investigated the factors influencing students’ Utilization of Information Communication Technology in Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. The researcher used survey design of the descriptive type of research for the study. The population for the study consists of all students (male and female) of Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. The sample size of one hundred and fifty (150) students were used as respondents for the study. The respondents were selected across the strata of the institution. Different levels of students were purposively selected for the study: seventy five (75) each of OND and HND students of Federal Polytechnic respectively were selected for the study. Two research questions were raised and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The research instrument used for this study was questionnaire. The instrument was tagged as: “Students Questionnaire on Utilization of ICT”. The instrument was a self- structured questionnaire. The instrument was subjected to validity and reliability mechanism. The face and content validation of the instruments was done by the researcher and two experts in the field of ICT usage. The reliability of the instrument was carried out using a split half method of reliability. The data collected was analysed using Pearson's Product Moment Correlation in order to determine the value of (r) at 0.05 level of significance. The reliability index of the instrument was found to be 0.86. The administration of the questionnaire was done by the researcher and two (2) trained research assistants. The researcher and the research assistants distributed the questionnaire to the respondents. The data collected were analysed using Chi-Square (X2) statistical analysis package. Based on the findings of the study, conclusions and appropriate recommendations were made.
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