A Comparative Assessment of Computer Literacy of Private and Public Secondary School Students in Lagos State, Nigeria

Autor/inn/en	Osunwusi, Adeyinka Olumuyiwa; Abifarin, Michael Segun
Titel	A Comparative Assessment of Computer Literacy of Private and Public Secondary School Students in Lagos State, Nigeria
Quelle	In: Educational Research and Reviews, 8 (2013) 12, S.881-889 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1990-3839
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Comparative Analysis; Computer Literacy; Public Schools; Private Schools; Secondary School Students; Computer Use; Access to Computers; Internet; Questionnaires; Statistical Analysis; Statistical Significance; Measures (Individuals); Reliability; Nigeria (Lagos) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Computerkenntnisse; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Private school; Privatschule; Sekundarschüler; Fragebogen; Statistische Analyse; Messdaten; Reliabilität
Abstract	The aim of this study was to conduct a comparative assessment of computer literacy of private and public secondary school students. Although the definition of computer literacy varies widely, this study treated computer literacy in terms of access to, and use of, computers and the internet, basic knowledge and skills required to use computers and the internet, and the patterns of use of computers and the internet. Four hundred students drawn from twenty secondary schools (private school = 10; public school = 10) located in two of the local government areas in Lagos State, Nigeria participated. Data sources included a generally closed-ended computer literacy questionnaire. Data were analyzed using frequency counts, percentages, t-test, z-test, and chi-square test (chi[superscript 2]) with a level of significance alpha = 0.05. The study found that private secondary school students have access to, and use, the computer in higher measures than public secondary school students. However, no statistically significant differences were found in terms of access to the internet. Private school students were also found to be more engaged in computer literacy. It was recommended that a supportive policy environment should be instituted and that government should intervene to reduce the cost of acquiring computers. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10