INFLUENCE OF THE USE OF MOBILE PHONE FACILITIES ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE STUDENTS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF BENIN

The study focuses on The Influence of the use of Mobile Phone facilities on the Academic Achievement of Library and Information Science Students of University of Benin. The purpose of the study was aimed at identifying the level of the use of mobile phones facilities by Library and information science students in the University of Benin, determining the influence of mobile phones facilities on the academic performance of Library and information science students in the University of Benin, Ascertaining the extent to which the use of mobile phones facilities can influence the academic performance of undergraduate Library and information science students in the University of Benin, and Analyzing the problems of the use of mobile phones facilities on the academic performance of undergraduate Library and information science students in the University of Benin. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. A total of 328 comprising of 100 to 400 Level library and Information Science students were used as the total population of the study. A sample size of 100 was adopted to be used as the number of respondents. A questionnaire titled “Influence of the use of Mobile Phone facilities on the Academic Achievement of Library and Information Science Students of University of Benin Questionnaire (IUMPFOAALISSUBQ)” was designed by the researcher and used for data collection. A total of 100 copies of questionnaire were administered and 100 copies were duly completed, returned and found useable for this study. The instrument was subjected to face validation by the supervisor