Full Length Research Paper
Attitude of undergraduates
towards educational uses of the
Internet: A Case of library
schools in Delta and Edo States
Odede Israel
Abstract
The aim of this study is to
investigate the attitudes of
undergraduates of library
schools in Delta and Edo
states towards educational
use of the internet. The
instrument used in
collecting data was the
questionnaire. 238 copies of
the questionnaire were
administered to the sample
size which consists of
undergraduates of library
and information science
departments in Delta and Edo
states. The questionnaire
contained 8 items that have
been structured to elicit
information representing the
undergraduates’ attitude
towards the educational use
of the internet since
attitude are not directly
observable, but can be
inferred from responses
given that show some state
or disposition that has been
engaged. The five items that
met with the strongest
agreement from the sampled
undergraduates are ‘the
internet is as important as
other research tools’ (91.
6%), ‘I find using the
internet easier than using
the library’ (91.2%),
‘Internet is a universal
digital library’ (90.8%),
‘Internet can allow you to
do more imaginative work’
(88.2%), ‘Internet has a
potential to be an effective
teaching/training tool’
(87.8%). This finding
revealed that undergraduates
of library schools in Delta
and Edo states have positive
attitudes towards
educational use of the
internet.
Key words: Attitude,
internet, library schools,
undergraduates.
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