EXPLORING THE AVAILABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND UTILIZATION OF COMPUTER AND INTERNET RESOURCES AMONG CHEMISTRY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN KANO STATE

This study investigated the availability and accessibility of computer and internet resources among chemistry undergraduate students in keno state and their influence on academic achievement. The study employed a descriptive survey design, and a sample of 322 undergraduate chemistry students was selected using a proportionate stratified random sampling technique from four government-owned universities in Kano state, comprising 198 males and 124 females. The research instrument used was the Chemistry Undergraduates Attitude towards Computer and Internet Resources Questionnaire (CUATCIRQ), which consisted of four sub-scales. The instrument was validated by and the reliability coefficients of the two sub-scales were 0.82, and 0.73 for attitude and usability respectively using Split Half method, Cronbach Alpha was used to calculate the reliability index, for internal consistency. To measure academic achievement, students’ first semester examinations GPAs were used. Frequency count, percentages, means, and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while PPMC correlation was used to test the null hypotheses at the 0.05 level of significance using SPSS version 25. There was no significant relationship between availability and utilization of computer and internet resources among undergraduate chemistry student in the universities. Based on the study's findings, it is recommended that federal and state ministries of education should provide adequate provisions for computers, internet facilities, and overhead projectors, as well as a regular supply of electricity in schools. This will enhance attitudes towards the use of computer system and also internet resources and improve the academic achievement of undergraduate chemistry students.