Gender Influence on Undergraduates' Information Literacy Skills in the Use of Internet Resources for Learning in Kwara State, Nigeria.

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dc.contributor.authorSoetan, A.K.
dc.contributor.authorOminuta, M.I.
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-20T10:08:09Z
dc.date.available2018-12-20T10:08:09Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractInformation literacy skills are the ability that enables learners to successfully surf the internet in search of information to improve learning. The internet is a platform that consists of different resources where learners can search for and retrieve information. However, undergraduates do not possess the skills to surf the internet, find and use needed information and filter out irrelevant ones. This study was a descriptive research of the survey type. The objectives were to: (1) Examine the information literary skills possessed by undergraduate students. (2) Determine gender influence on the information literacy skills of undergraduates in the use of internet resources in Kwara State, Nigeria. 294 undergraduates were purposefully selected based on school proprietorship (Federal, State and Private). Israel model (2013) was used to determine the sample size. Two research questions were raised and answered using mean, frequency counts and percentage while one hypothesis was generated and tested using t-test statistic. The findings of the study showed that: i.Undergraduates possessed task definition with grand mean of (3.54) located and assessed information with grand mean of (3.43) and synthesis skills with grand mean of (3.37). ii. there was a significant difference between male and female students’ information literacy skills on the use of internet resources for learning {t(292)=2.86,p<.05 in favour of the male. Female undergraduates should be encouraged to develop interest in surfing the internet for relevant learning resources.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1532
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFaculty of Education, University of Malaya, Malaysiaen_US
dc.subjectGenderen_US
dc.subjectInformation literacy skillsen_US
dc.subjectInternet resourcesen_US
dc.titleGender Influence on Undergraduates' Information Literacy Skills in the Use of Internet Resources for Learning in Kwara State, Nigeria.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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