EFFECT OF COMPUTER LITERACY AND ENHANCEMENT ON STUDY LIFE OF 20 SELECTED SCHOOLS IN OFFA

This project work was undertaken to critically examine the Effect of Computer Literacy and Enhancement on Study Life of 20 Selected Schools in Offa. The aimed is to investigating the influence of computer literacy program on the performance of the students in some selected schools in Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, and to make recommendations with respect to the adequacy of computer systems, computer literacy, internet accessibility, attitudes of students to computer education as well as students’ participation in academic work. The population of the study comprised of pupils and students in some selected schools (comprising of ten (10) primary and ten (10) secondary schools). The selection process, for both schools and students, was done by random sampling techniques. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select 200 respondents used in the study. The research instruments designed to collect the relevant data for the study were tagged “Effect of Computer Literacy and Enhancement on Study Life of 20 Selected Schools in Offa”. The presentation and analysis of data was done using frequency distribution table. The process statistically analyzed the responses of the given out questionnaires. The major findings were that adequacy of computer systems, computer literacy, internet connectivity; attitudes of students to computer education as well as students’ participation in academic work affect the performances of the students. The findings from this study showed that there is a significant relationship between the Influence of computer Literacy and students’ academic performance in the selected schools. Also, from the findings it was established that there is no significant relationship between students’ attitude towards Computer Education and students’ academic performance. Based on these findings, recommendations were made to include the facts that the Kwara State Government should endeavour to provide Computer Education at all levels of the educational system starting right from the primary schools where a solid foundation could be laid. The educational implications of these findings were highlighted in chapter five; some recommendations were made which include that parents should provide additional computer systems as well as computer teacher(s) or instructor(s) for their children or wards, at home, where this can be afforded, to complement the computer literacy knowledge gained in school through teachings of Computer Literacy programs to get them more motivated as this would help ensure they perform better in their academic more and to learn more faster.