HE IMPACT OF THE INTERNET ON STUDEN’S READINGCULTURE(A CASE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT’S IN EDOSTATE)

The Internet has simplified information services provided in this ICT era. One can easily acquire the required knowledge and information on a single click, thus, making information generation and dissemination timely. Regrettably, this may not be so for categories of individuals who seemed to have deviated from the original plan of the Internet for academics. This study examined the impact of internet on the student’s reading culture, the impact of internet on student’s academic achievement and the positive and negative impact of the internet on students’ reading academic performance. Convenient sampling technique with proportionate representation was used to determine sample size (100) students of selected secondary schools in Edo State. Structured questionnaire was used for data collection and this was supplemented with interview of key informants. Data was analyze using descriptive statistics which include measures of central tendency. Chi-square was use to compare observed data with data we would expect to obtain according to a specific hypothesis. The data collected was analyzed using statistical package for social scientist (SPSS). Results showed that majority of the respondents were of the opinion that internet usage is essential for educational development and that there is a significant relationship between internet usage and students reading culture. The study recommended that Management of secondary schools should organize seminars aimed at teaching the students the right use of the Internet to improve their reading culture, among other things.