An Empirical Investigation of Computer Literacy Among Students of College of Health Sciences and Technology in Kebbi State

Abstract

This study was conducted to find out the level of computer literacy among students of college of health technology. Three research questions were raised for answering and three null hypotheses are formulated to guide the study. Descriptive survey design was used in which 2,204 students of college of health sciences and technology, Jega constituted the study's population. The sample of the study is drawn from seven Departments of the school with total sum of three hundred and twenty-seven (327) using Krejcie & Morgan, 1970 table. The instrument used for the study was a questionnaire and two hundred and eighty-three (283) were returned, consisting of 180 males and 103 females. The instrument was validated by experts and test-retest method was employed in determining the reliability coefficient. Sperman's rank-order coefficient was used and 0.71 was achieved, making the instrument legitimate for usage. Simple percentages, mean and SD were used to analyse the data obtained. It was found that majority of the students got access to computer from neighbours and friends rather than school. The study further revealed that students of college of health sciences and technology in Kebbi state possess an average level of computer literacy. It was recommended that computers and ICT facilities and services should be provided in our institutions.