LEARNERS’ PERCEIVED UTILIZATION OF ELECTRONIC MEDIA FOR ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT AMONG UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN LAGOS, NIGERIA

MAKINDE, Semiu Olawale, Ph.D. & BOLAJI, Hameed Olalekan, Ph.D.

Abstract

This study examined the utilization of electronic media for academic enhancement among upper primary school pupils in Lagos, Nigeria using a questionnaire as a tool for obtaining data. It targeted 300 primary school pupils of 155 males and 145 females between 8 to 12 years old. The study adopted a descriptive research design of survey type. Purposive sampling technique was used to sample the 300 upper primary school pupils from the target population. The questionnaire was validated and tested for reliability and it yielded 0.85. Two research questions were raised for the study. Percentages and charts were used to analyse the responses from the respondents. Two third of the sample size 183(75.0%) claimed that electronic media utilization development pupils towards their academics. Furthermore, majority of the respondents 161(58.5%) believed that electronic media help in solving academic problems of the pupils. Apart from these positive effects, negative impacts of electronic media outweigh the positive impacts according to the teachers included. 80.0% of the respondents indicated that electronic media negatively affect pupils’ academic enhancement. 216(78.5%) submitted that the excessive use of electronic media causes low academic grades. It was therefore recommended that primary school pupils should be monitored by their parents on the type of content of electronic media their children are exposed to in order not to be influenced negatively. Effort should be geared towards the enhancement of media literacy at all level. There is a need for improving the quality of programme content for students especially primary school pupils.