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INFLUENCE OF INTERNET USAGE ON SENIOR SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN BIOLOGY IN OSUN STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract. The study examined the influence of internet usage on senior school Biology students’ in Osun Central Senatorial District, Nigeria. This research is a descriptive research of the survey type. A total number of six hundred (600) students and 20 schools were selected for this study using simple random sampling technique. The instrument used was a researcher’s designed questionnaire. The instrument was validated for data collection by three experts from the Department of Science Education, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. The reliability was determined by test-retest method using Pearson Product Moment
Correlation Coefficient and a reliability index of 0.68 was obtained. Two hypotheses were tested at 0.05 alpha level of significance and statistically analyzed using t-test. The first hypothesis was rejected while the second was accepted. The result revealed that access to internet contributes positively to the achievement of biology students, it was further revealed that student who use internet for academic purpose and those who do not use it for academic purpose perform at almost the same level. It is therefore concluded that internet usage had positive influence on the academic achievement of Biology students but it is not too significant.
Keywords: Achievement, Influence, Scoring Level, Internet