Influence Of Library Facilities On Students' Academic Achievement In Colleges Of Education In North Central Zone Of Nigeria
Volume 1 - Issue 5, November 2017 Edition
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Aernyi, Indira. Odeh, R. C. Ph.D
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This study investigated the influence of Library Facilities on Students' academic achievement in Colleges of Education in North Central Zone of Nigeria. The study looked at availability of Library Facilities, the utilization of Library Facilities on Students' academic achievement in Colleges of Education in North Central Zone of Nigeria. Three specific objectives were looked at while three research questions were raised and three hypotheses formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted a survey research design 39,220 NCE (3) from the (14) fourteen public Colleges of Education in North Central Zone made up the population of the study while 3,800 students were proportionately sampled based on their numbers in the respective institutions. Two instruments were, used for data collection, Influence of Library Facilities on Students' Academic Achievement Questionnaire (ILFSAAQ) and 'Academic Record Profoma (ARP) was given to exam officers for collection of students grades between 2007/2010-20011/2014 sessions in English Language, Mathematics, Christian Religious Knowledge, Physical and Health Education (P.H.E) and Integrated Science for five academic sessions. The data collected was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The research questions were answered using frequency counts, percentages, mean and standard deviation while the hypotheses were tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMCC) at 0.05 level of significance. The decision for the extent of influence was determined by the following parameters 3.50-4.00 for High Extent (HE), 2.50-3.49 Moderate Extent (ME), 1.50-2.49 Low Extent (LE) and 0.50-1.49 No Extent (NE). The results of the findings among others revealed that, language laboratories facilities were available in the Colleges of Education in North Central Zone of Nigeria to a moderate extent, however students’ utilization of language laboratory facilities was to a low extent. Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended that, Provost of colleges of education should always ensure that Library Facilities in their colleges are available to a high extent and Students utilization of the facilities should be improved to a high extent to positively influence their academic achievement.
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