COMPUTER USAGE AND STUDENTS ACADEMICPERFORMANCEIN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN EGOR L.G.A. OF EDOSTATE

This study investigated computer usage and students’ academic performance in senior secondary school in Egor L.G.A. of Edo State. The study aimed at finding the influence of computer usage on students academic performance, the extent of the use of computer insenior secondary schools, attitude towards the use of computer and factors hindering the use of computer. The study employed descriptive research design. The population consist of three hundred (300) students from three (3) private and public schools with a sample size of sixty. The instrument used for this study was structured questionnaire and the data was analyzedusing frequency count and simple percentage. Finding showed that computer usage has positive influence on students’ academic performance, the study also showed that most students have not used computer in their schools. The study revealed that students are nervous when using the computer and the findings also showed that availability of computer and ICT facilities are major hinderances to the use of computer.