SCIENCE STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS ON THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) TOWARDS READING CULTURE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN OYO STATE

Abstract

This study investigated Science Students’ Perceptions on the Contributions of Information Technology (IT) Towards Reading Culture among Secondary School Students in Oyo State. The study was descriptive using a survey design. Simple random sampling technique was used to select two hundred (200) senior secondary school students from six (6) senior secondary schools from six local governments in Ibadan. The instrument used in collecting the data for this research was a self made questionnaire which adopted Likert scale. Validation of the instrument was done by experts in science education after it was scrutinized and corrected and tested for reliability. Cronbach’s Alpha method was used to determine the reliability coefficient (r) of the instrument which was 0.85. The data collected were analyzed using frequency counts and percentages in answering the research questions raised for the study, while Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to test the hypothesis generated for the study at 0.05 level of significance. The study discovered that science students prefer reading via the electronic devices to reading from the printed materials. It was recommended that schools, parents and the government should provide enabling e-environment for students to read for both educational and general purposes for improved academic achievement and public enlightenment about their societies.