ASSESSMENT OF INTERNET FACILITIES USAGE AMONG GENERAL STUDIES EDUCATION STUDENTS AND ITS IMPLICATION ON BASIC EDUCATION IN MICHAEL OTEDOLA COLLEGE OF PRIMARY EDUCATION, NOFORIJA – EPE, LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study assessed the extent of internet facilities usage by students of General Studies Education and its Implication on Basic Education in Michael Otedola College of Primary Education, Noforija - Epe, Lagos. The sample comprised 396 students who
were selected using stratified random sampling technique from five of the six schools in the college. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire with a reliability co-efficient of 0.89. Data collected were analyzed using frequency counts, simple percentages and t-test analysis. The results showed that gender difference has no significance effect in the extent to which General Studies Education students utilizes the internet facilities for private studies and that they have sufficient access to the use
of Internet. It was recommended, among others, that government should provide more ICT resources for use in all teacher-training institutions in Nigeria.