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Item INFLUENCE OF FACEBOOK AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN ISLAMIC STUDIES IN ILORIN WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KWARA STATE(National Association for the Study of Religions and Education, 2021-04-04) Yunus, ALIYUFacebook is a social medium platform where interaction is being made by different people around the globe. However, the use of electronic device improves the skills of teachers and makes learning easier for the students in a meaningful way. This study examined the Influence of Facebook and electronic devices on the academic performance of students in Islamic Studies in Ilorin West Local Government Area, Nigeria. However, a survey design was adopted for this study. The questionnaire was used to collect data from 200 respondents in a senior secondary school in Ilorin West Local Government Area, Nigeria. The validity of the instrument was acquired after the series of amendments by three measurement and evaluation experts. For the reliability of an instrument, a pre-test was conducted for the questionnaire and the results were used to calculate the reliability coefficient which was 0.74. Chi-square was used to test the two Research Hypothesis generated in the study. The SPSS vision 23 was used for data analysis. However, Facebook findings of this study revealed that majority of students spent their time on Facebook. It further showed that the majority of the learners strongly believed that using an electronic device such as smart phone to teach in class improves their academic performance, especially in Islamic Studies. It was recommended that; government, teachers and parents should work hand in hand to enlighten the students on how the usage the Facebook will help their academic endeavor.Item Parental Background as a Correlate of Students’ Academic Achievement in Islamic Studies in North-Central Nigeria(Faculty of Technology Education, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi, Nigeria, 2019-07-03) Yunus, ALIYURecent findings have assessed the relationship between parental background and students’ academic achievement in senior secondary schools in North- Central Nigeria. This study was designed to suite quantitative research using survey method. Its correlations were carried out based on the underlining dimensions of students’ parental backgrounds namely: education, occupation, income and involvement and their academic achievement in Islamic Studies. A survey questionnaire was used to collect data from 384 respondents in secondary school in North-Central part of Nigeria. The validity of instrument was acquired after series of modifications by three measurement and evaluation experts. For the reliability of instrument which is a pre-test, was conducted for the questionnaire and the results from it were used to calculate the reliability coefficient which was 0.76. The SPSS vision 23.0 was used for data analysis. The outcome of this finding indicated and showed that, majority of the Islamic Studies learners believe that parental background aspects such as the education of their parents, occupation, income and parental involvement with the means of 3.34 (education); 2.85 (occupation); 2.68 (income) and 3.47 (involvement) are correlated with student’ academic achievement in Islamic Studies. However, it is recommended that the government should provide enabling environment and enough facilities to the various schools in North- Central in order to foster students’ a