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ABSTRACT
This study investigated internet usage, and academic performance of university of Uyo students. Internet today, enables information sharing and real time communication- unlike before, it was only for intelligence communication. Students use it frequently to satisfy their needs such as broadening their academic knowledge, and to communicate with each other in their academic communities. Researchers, in their different findings have come up with different result. Some support that internet influences academic performance of student negatively, while some argue that internet influences student academic performance, positively. The objectives of the study are to examine internet usage of University of Uyo students, find out what University of Uyo students prefer to use internet for, to determine the most internet usage purpose of University of Uyo students, ascertain the benefits of internet usage for academic learning, and how internet usage by University of Uyo students has influenced their academic performance. The research technique used for the study is survey research technique. Questionnaire with 14 items was used to gather the data for analyses. The Population of the study was based on 2017/2018 Undergraduate Degree Students of University of Uyo, which is 21, 544 population size. This study made use of Taro Yamane formula to select the sample size of 393 respondents. Data were collected, and tabulated, and analysed with tables, and percentages. The result shows that, internet usage by University of Uyo students, have positive influence on their academic performance, and the majority of them make use of internet. It is recommended that University of Uyo students should adopt the culture of dedicating more time to internet usage for academic learning, rather than the entertainment they focus on, to achieve excellent academic performance.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Cover Page
Title Page -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- i
Declaration -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ii
Certification -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- iii
Dedication -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- iv
Acknowledgements -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- v
Abstract -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- vi
Table of Contents -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- vii
List of Tables -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ix
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study -- -- -- -- -- -- 1
1.2 Statements of the Problem -- -- -- -- -- -- 6
1.3 Objectives of the Study -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 8
1.4 Research Questions -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 8
1.5 Justification of the Study -- -- -- -- -- -- 9
1.6 Delimitation of the Study -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9
1.7 Limitation -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 10
1.8 Operational Definition of Terms -- -- -- -- -- 10
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 Review of Concepts -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 12
2.1.1 Internet -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 12
2.1.2 Internet Usage -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 17
2.1.3 Academic Performance -- -- -- -- -- -- 19
2.2 Review of Opinions -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 22
2.2.2 Internet Usage in Education -- -- -- -- -- -- 25
2.2.3 Academic Performance and the Internet -- -- -- -- 27
2.3 Review of Studies -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 28
2.4 Theoretical Framework -- -- -- -- -- -- 35
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Technique -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40
3.2 Population of the Study -- -- -- -- -- -- 40
3.3 Sample Size and Sample Procedures -- -- -- -- 42
3.4 Description of Research Instrument -- -- -- -- -- 43
3.5. Validity of the Research -- -- -- -- -- -- 44
3.6. Method of Data Collection -- -- -- -- -- -- 44
3.7 Method of Data Analysis -- -- -- -- -- -- 44
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS
4.1 Data Presentation and Analysis -- -- -- -- -- 45
4.2 Discussion of Findings Made in the Course of the Study -- -- 54
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Summary of findings: -- -- -- -- -- -- 59
5.2 Conclusions -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 61
5.3. Recommendations -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 62
5.4 Suggestions for Further Studies -- -- -- -- -- 63
References -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 64
Appendix -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 67
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: CGPA Distribution of Respondents -- -- -- -- -- 45
Table 2: University of Uyo Students that Use Internet and its Facilities -- 46
Table 3: The means, University of Uyo Students use to access Internet -- 46
Table 4: Rate of Internet Usage Pattern by University of Uyo Students -- 47
Table 5: Search Engine that University of Uyo Student use to Access
the Internet -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 47
Table 6: University Uyo Students’ Internet Usage Preference -- -- 48
Table 7: University Student’s Most Preferred Purpose for their Internet Usage 48
Table 8: Benefits, University of Uyo Students get, by Using Internet for Academic
Learning Studies -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 49
Table 9: Using Internet to get Relevant Information in Course of Study, by
University of Uyo Students -- -- -- -- -- -- 50
Table 10: The Facility University of Uyo Students use Mostly for Their
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