ICT, INFORMATION LITERACY SKILLS AND UTILIZATION OF ELECTRONIC RESOURCES BY STUDENTS OF OPEN DISTANCE LEARNING, LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, OGBOMOSHO
Abstract
The study investigates the ICT Skills, Information Literacy Skills and Utilization of Electronic Information Resources by Students of Open Distance Learning, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Ogbomosho. The research method used was descriptive survey and the research instrument was questionnaire, 300 copies of questionnaire were administered and 236 were adequately filled and returned. The result of the study established that students of Open Distance Learning at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Ogbomosho possess a very good information literacy skill and A larger portion of the respondents’ aware of ICT skills, Information Literacy skills and indicate that “wide web” is one of the types of electronic information resources. The problems associated with electronic information resources in LAUTECH, Ogbomosho include; Lack of training/technical assistance and financial constraints. The study therefore recommends that Students need more training and retraining in the area of application of ICT literacy skill
Key words: ICT skills, Information Literacy skills, Utilization, Electronic Information Resources, Open Distance Learning
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