Abstract
The main thrust of this study was to investigate the influence of educational e-resources services on students’ academic role performance in University of Calabar in Cross River State. Two null hypotheses were formulated to direct the study. The study made use of survey design research. The total population consist of one thousand one hundred and forty seven (1,847) postgraduate students of 2017/2018 academic session in University of Calabar. The sample of the study is made up of five hundred and fifty four postgraduate students which represent 30% of the entire population through stratified random sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was questionnaire entitled “Educational E-resources Services and Postgraduate Students’ Role Performance Questionnaire (PSRPQ)”. The reliability estimate of .77 to.85 were obtained, this was established through the Cronbach co-efficient Alpha reliability method. Data were analyzed using One Way Analysis of variance (ANOVA). Major findings of the study revealed a significant influence of e-library and turn- it- in services on students’ academic role performance in the university. Based on the finding, it was recommended among others that university management should focus on energy sector in providing alternate power supply such as inverters to e-library, laboratories, resource room among others to aid accessibility to internet by students and university should also adopt simplified training approach so as to equip students in the universities with enough knowledge about turn-it-in services.
Presenters
Idorenyin EtonResearch- Fellow 1, Institution of Education, University of Calabar, Nigeria Abigail Okon
Senior Lecturer, Educational Foundations, University of Calabar, Calabar, Abia, Nigeria Clement Eton
Lecturer ll, Religious and Cultural Studies, University of Uyo, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria
Details
Presentation Type
Theme
Organizations as Knowledge Makers
KEYWORDS
EDUCATIONAL, E-RESOURCES, SERVICES, STUDENTS, ACADEMIC, ROLE, Performance, UNIVERSITY
