COMPUTER UTILIZATION AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ILORIN-WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KWARA STATE: MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS

Abstract

This study investigated the influence of computer utilization on students’ academic performance in secondary schools in Ilorin-West Local Government Area of Kwara State. The research design used was a descriptive survey of correlational type. Four hundred secondary school students were randomly selected as respondents. The instrument used to collect data for this study was questionnaire titled “Computer Utilization and Students’ Academic Performance Questionnaire” (CUSAPQ). Three research hypotheses were formulated and tested using t-test and ANOVA at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that there was a significant relationship between computer utilization and students’ academic performance based on gender, class and parental economic status. It was concluded that gender, class and parental economic status play an important role in the academic performance of students when subjected to utilization of computer in their learning process. To this end, it was recommended that parents, teachers, school management and government bodies should always put into consideration, these three factors, when students are to make use of computer in their learning processes.