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of Secondary School Students in Ekiti State, Nigeria 

 

 

 

James Adedeji AJAYI (Ph. D.) 

Department of Educational Technology, School of Science Education, Bamidele Olumilua University 
of Education, Science and Technology Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti state, Nigeria. 
E-Mail: Ajayi.james@bouesti.edu.ng ,  Phone No: +2348033667745 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abstract 

This paper examined the Influence of Technological Facilities on Behaviour and Perception of 

Secondary School Students in Ikere Local Government Area, Ekiti State, Nigeria. The research design 

used for this study was survey design of the descriptive type of research. The sample size of two 

hundred (200) secondary school students were selected as respondents for the study through a random 

sampling technique from five (5) secondary schools in Ikere Local Government Area, Ekiti State, 

Nigeria. The instrument for data collection for the study was a self- structured questionnaire. The 

reliability index obtained was 0.89. Frequency counts and percentage were used to analyse the 

demographic data of respondents and were used to answer the research questions generated for the 

study. Base on the findings of the study, conclusion and appropriate recommendations were made.  

Keywords: Technological, facilities, Behaviour, Perception, Secondary School 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Introduction 
 Education for any Nation is believed to be veritable machinery for the development of a 

country. This is obvious because of the roles played by educated people in the development of science, 
social- economic and political structure to improve the individual, families and making the society a 
better place to live (Akinoso, 2023). In the light of these values, education prepare the child to function 
effectively as an adult to be, and these cannot be achieved without adequate school facilities (Abiodun, 
1997).  

However, the history of school technological facilities could be traced to the era of traditional 
system of education. It equally changes with the system of education, even though, such other facilities 
like money and human resources are required. Over the years, enrolment into the secondary education 
has been on the increase, following series of educational reforms being introduced in Nigeria (Laouni, 
2023). One of such is the Universal Basic Education (UBE) scheme (Bolaji & Jimoh, 2023). A 
ssuccessive governments have and are still allocating an appreciable percentage of their annual 
budgets to the provision and maintenance of school facilities meant to improve the sector (Aberlman, 
1996). 

In the early 1950s there was nothing like phones, laptop, Go TV, DSTV, radio and Television 
stations in the whole of Africa, then things were going on well with satisfied working and living 
conditions. Technology development is generally regarded as a catalyst for national development, 
because it offers among other things, the necessary support for change in all the major sectors of the 
economy, most especially in agricultural and industrial sectors. The Internet is a global linking of 
computers that allows information transfer. Due to the development and spread of cheaper and more 
user-friendly computer technology and software (e.g., portable computers, Microsoft Word etc), the 
use of the Internet has increased dramatically. In 2010, the world’s Internet use was 28.7% of the 
population. While this may not seem like a very large portion of the world’s population, the growth in 
the use of the Internet has been dramatic. For example, between 2000 and 2010, the rate of growth of 
Internet use was 444.8% .  

There are many benefits associated with Internet use, such as access to needed information, 
worldwide access to news and events, and interpersonal communication through email. Technological 
facilities like television and other electronic gadget like phones, computers and radio as electronic 
media of mass communication used to reach a large heterogeneous audience simultaneously has over 
time become a powerful media to which secondary students and adolescents are uniquely susceptible. 
These Technological facilities have the capacity to shape students social learning psychology, 
orientation and perspective about education. Akin(2003) submitted that there are certain kinds of 
Technological facilities which may influence secondary school students dramatically, social networks 
like WhatsApp, twitter, Facebook among others had streamline student memory from learning to 
earning money online and making social communications during school time and holiday period. This 
era has changed into the era of online information acquisition and E-learning in developing countries 
like Nigeria (Durkin, 1992). 

The demerit of Technological facilities have promoted and encouraged social mishaps among 
secondary school students and the society at large. For instance, many of the secondary school 
students are found of watching mind breaking movies on internet, including pornography, war films to 
mention few (Colins, Sobol & Westby, 1991). These aforementioned activities on internet and 
television do not only corrupt students mind but also pollute our environment by creating negative 
impression in them (Aletha & Lyneth, 1972). 

 Moreover, the society we live in does not even help matters at the same time. Several audio-
visual programme of nowadays also contribute in no small measure to some of the noticeable and 
prevalent social maladaptive or maladies among secondary school students (Christopher, 2005). For 
instance, most of the audio-visual programme produced by Nigerian presenters, actor and actresses 
encourage hooliganism, thuggery and robbery, thereby offer little or no room for correcting the 
mistakes of improper behaviour among the secondary school students in Ekiti State (Anderson, 2004). 

In Nigeria, Technological facilities are high utilized by students in a way which causes a great 
havoc on their academic performance and reasoning faculty. Educational activities are geared towards 

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ensuring that students achieve mastery of educational objectives (Bryce & Leichter, 2003). In school, 
the extent to which these objectives have been achieved is determined by their level of peer pressure, 
social technology exposure and time management as students’ success are reflected in their academic 
performance (Ball & Gogatz, 1990). 

 Could it be that students are insensitive to the possible negative influence of technological 
facilities on their academic performance. It is in view of these concerns that this study was carried out 
to determine the effect of technological facilities like phones, television, and radio to mention few on 
the behaviour of secondary school students and their parent/guardians perception in Ekiti State (Burce, 
2001). 
 The main purpose of the study is to make a descriptive analysis of the influence of technological 
facilities on the behaviour and perception of secondary school students in Ikere Local Government 
Area, Ekiti State, Nigeria. 
 
Research Questions   
The following research questions were answered in the study:  

1. What is the effect of Technological facilities development on Ekiti State secondary school 
     students?  
2. What is the difference between the behaviour of artist in movies and that of secondary school 
     students in Ekiti State? 
3. What negative Effect does the introduction of Technological facilities have on Ekiti State 
     secondary school students?  
4. What is the relationship among social network, audio-visual programmes and academic 
     performance of Ekiti State secondary school students?  

 
 
Methodology 
The research design:  The research design used for this study was survey design of the descriptive 
type of research  
Population and Sample Selection of Respondents: The population was all the students in Secondary 
School in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The sample size of two hundred (200) secondary school students were 
selected as respondents for the study through a random sampling technique from five (5) secondary 
schools in Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria. 
Research Instrument: The instrument used for this study was adapted Questionnaire and it is titled: 
Influence of Technological Facilities on Behaviour and perception of Secondary School Students in 
Ekiti State, Nigeria. The questionnaire was divided into two parts, section A and B. section A contains 
the bio-data of particular respondent while section B contains items structured five options which 
include; Agreed, Strongly Agreed, Undecided, Disagreed and Strongly Disagreed. Reliability of 
Instruments was ensure using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation formula and the reliability co-
efficient  of 0.89 was found, which is suitable for the study. 
Analysis of Data: Data collected were analyzed using Frequency counts and percentage to analyse the 
demographic data of respondents and were used to answer the research questions generated for the 
study. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Results 
Research Question 1 
What is the effect of Technological facilities development on Ekiti State secondary school students? 
 
Table 1: Opinion of Respondents Base on the Effect of Technological Facilities Development on 
Ekiti State Secondary School Students 
S/N Item Statement Respondents                      responses categories 

SA 
% 

A 
% 

U 
% 

D 
% 

SD 
% 

Mean SD 

1 Technological facilities 
are powerful medium 
which influence 
secondary school 
students behaviour  

Parents 
 
 
 

16.32 39.93 13.72 22.74 7.29 3.352 1.203 

Guardians 29.17 25.00 0.00 20.83 25.00 3.125 1.650 

2 Some technological 
facilities are of great 
advantage to secondary 
school students   

Parents  
 
 

29.17 45.83 0.00 25.00 0.00 3.791 1.141 

Guardians  
 
 

10.90 29.41 9.34 31.83 18.51 2.822 1.329 

3 Excessive addiction of 
secondary to browsing 
playing of games and 
watching of videos 
hampers 
communication between 
parents and their 
children 
 

Parents  30.38 43.75 11.11 8.68 6.08 3.836 1.133 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Guardians  4.17 66.67 0.00 29.17 0.00 3.458 0.977 

4 Children misbehavior 
attitude becomes 
rampart due to 

Parents 
 
 

4.17 50 0.00 45.83 0.00 3.125 1.075 

  their exposure to 
internet and other 
technological facilities  

Guardians  7.81 34.20 18.92 25.52 13.54 3.064 2.442 

5 Low moral values are 
trailed to uncensored 
television technological 
facilities habits 

Parents  11.11 52.29 16.15 21.70 18.75 3.033 2.4666 

Guardians 4.17 20.83 0.00 2.541 0.00 2.541 0.977 

 
Table 1 illustrates the opinion of Respondents base on the Effect of Technological Facilities 
Development of Ekiti State Secondary School Students. Item1 was accepted by parents and guardians, 
that Technological facility are powerful medium which influence secondary school students behaviour. 
Item 2 was accepted by parent with mean score 3.791 and rejected by guardians by mean score 2.822, 
that some technological facilities are of great advantage to secondary school students. In respect to 
item 3, it was accepted that excessive addiction of Ekiti State secondary school student to browsing, 
playing of games and watching of online videos and television hampers communication between them 
and their parent. In item4, it was accepted by the parents and guardian that children misbehavior 
attitude becomes rampant due to their exposure to internet and other technological facilities. In item5, 
it was rejected by guardians that low moral values in Ekiti State secondary school student is traceable 

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to the uncontrolled watching of television and use of mobile phones while it was accepted by parents 
by 3.033 mean score. 
 
Research Question 2 
What is the difference between the behaviour of artist in movies and that of secondary school students 
in Ekiti State? 
 
Table 2: Opinion of Respondents base on the difference between the behaviour of movie artist 
and that of Ekiti State secondary school students 
S/N Item statement Respondents                     Responses Categories 

SA 
% 

A 
% 

U 
% 

D 
% 

SD 
% 

Mean SD 

1 Online films downloaded 
and those watched on 
television by secondary 
school students present 
mixture of violence and 
occult to their mindset 

Parents 
 

4.17 
 
 
 
 

50.00 0.00 45.83 0.00 3.125 1.075 

Guardians 
 

19.79 43.58 18.40 17.53 0.69 3.607 1.251 

2 Violence of secondary 
school students is 
traceable to the violence 
seen on online website 
movies and those shown 
on television 

Parents 
 
 
 
 

4.17 20.83 29.17 45.83 0.00 2.833 0.916 

Guardians 
 

10.42 21.70 24.31 22.74 20.83 2.781 1.284 

3 Low moral varies of many 
secondary school students 
is traceable to the habits 
inherited from 
uncontrolled watching of 
television and  internet 
exposure   

Parents 
 

9.38 
 
 
 

31.94 
 

24.65 22.92 11.11 3.055 1.169 

Guardians 
 

0.00 20.83 29.17 50.00 0.00 2.708 0.806 

4 High rate of raping and 
drug addiction among 
secondary school students 
is traceable to those 
watched online and those 
saw on television by the 
students 
 

Parents 
 

10.90 
 
 
 
 
 

31.83 9.34 29.41 18.51 2.822 1.329 

Guardians 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

4.17 75.00 0.00 20.83 0.00 2.541 0.977 

5 Secondary school students 
misbehavior attitude 
becomes rampant due to 
their exposure to internet 

Parents 
 
 
 

12.15 26.91 14.24 32.47 14.24 2.902 1.281 

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and other technological 
facilities 

Guardians 
 

4.17 19.83 2.50 73.00 1.00 2.541 0.977 

Table 2 reveals the opinion of parents and guardians on the differences between the behaviour of 
movies artist and that of secondary school students in Ekiti State. Item 1 shows that online films 
downloaded by the students and those watched by them on television present mixture of violence and 
occult to them, since both parent and guardian accepted with mean score 3.125 and 3.607. From item 
2, the responses of parents and guardians on the violence of secondary school students which is 
traceable to the violence seen online website pages and in movies, was accepted with mean score 
2.833 and 2.7813. in item3, it was accepted by respondents that, low moral varieties in secondary 
school students is traceable to the effect of uncontrolled watching of movies. In item 4, it was accepted 
by guardians and parents with mean score 2.822 and 2.541 that, high rate of raping and drug addiction 
practice by students is traceable to those watched in movies. In item 5, it was rejected by parent and 
guardians with mean score 2.902 and 2.541 that secondary school student misbehavior attitude 
becomes rampant due to their exposure to internet facilities. 
 
Research Question 3 
What negative Effect does the introduction of Technological facilities have on Ekiti State secondary 
school students? 
 
Table 3: Opinion of respondent base on the negative effect of introducing technological facilities 
to Ekiti State secondary school student 
S/N Item 

Statement 
Respondents                     Responses Categories 

SA 
% 

A 
% 

U 
% 

D 
% 

SD 
% 

Mean SD 

1 Secondary 
school students 
feel boring 
when they are 
not watching 
television or 
allow to press 
phones 

SS2 Male 
Student 
 

19.79 43.58 18.40 17.53 0.69 3.607 1.251 

SS2 Female 
Student 

4.17 66.67 0.00 29.17 0.00 3.458 0.977 

2 Am allow to 
press phones 
and watch 
movies at any 
time and it has 
no effect on 
my academics 

SS2 Male 
Student 
 

7.81 34.20 18.92 25.52 13.54 3.064 2.442 

SS2 Female 
Student 

4.17 20.83 0.00 75.00 0.00 2.541 0.977 

3 Is good for 
secondary 
school students 
to be using 
mobile 
browsing 
phones and 
have free 
access to other 
technological 
facilities 

SS2 Male 
Student 
 

9.38 31.94 24.65 22.92 11.11 3.055 1.169 

SS2 Female 
Student 

0.00 50.00 0.00 29.17 20.83 2.791 1.284 

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Table 3 reveals the opinion of Ekiti State SS2 male and female student on the general effect of 
introducing technological facilities to secondary school students. Item 1 shows that secondary school 
students feed bore when they are not watching television or allow pressing phones. This could be seen 
from the responses of the respondents where the decisions mean of SS2 male and female students in 
Ekiti state are all accepted with their mean score 3.607 and 3.458. from item 2, the responses of the 
respondents on the pressing of phone having no effect on the performance of secondary school student 
were accepted by male SS2 students with mean score 3.064  and rejected by the Female students with 
mean score 2.541. 

Item 3 was accepted by SS2 male and female students with the mean score 3.055 and 2.791 
that is a good idea for secondary school students to be using phone. 
 
Research Question 4 
What is the relationship among social network, audio-visual programmes and academic performance 
of Ekiti State secondary school students?  
 
Table 4: Opinion of respondents’ base on the relationship among social networks, audio – visual 
programs and the academic performance of Ekiti State Secondary School Students 
S/N Item statement Respondents                  Responses Categories 

SA 
% 

A 
% 

U 
% 

D 
% 

SD 
% 

Mean SD 

1 Many textbooks and 
subjects can be 
downloaded easily from 
online to enhance 
secondary school 
student performance 

student using 
phone 
 

4.17 66.67 0.00 2.917 0.00 3.102 1.319 

student not 
using phone 

17.53 43.03 13.72 14.06 11.63 3.408 1.254 

2 Mobile phones and 
other technological 
facilities provided more 
learning platform to 
secondary school 
students 

student using 
phone 
 

0.00 50.00 20.83 29.17 0.00 3.208 0.88 

student not 
using phone 

23.61 49.10 20.24 8.140 0.00 2.833 1.007 

3 Secondary school 
students which are off 
from television develop 
variety of interest in 
reaching and proper 
studying  of their books  

student using 
phone 

16.32 35.94 18.40 11.98 17.36 3.218 1.334 

 
student not 
using phone 

50 25 0 25 0 4 1.251 

4 Social network like 
WhatsApp,  facebook 
twitter and the likes 
improves the level of 
secondary school 
students laziness and 
low academic 
performance 

student using 
phone 
 

29.17 20.83 25.00 25.00 0.00 3.416 1.100 

student not 
using phone 

16.32 35.94 18.40 11.98 17.36 3.218 1.334 

5 Secondary school 
students whose parents 
have television and 

student using 
phone 
 

0.00 29.17 0.00 70.38 0.0 2.583 0.928 

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those using   mobile 
phones are prone to 
examination 
delinquency   

student not 
using phone 

4.86 37.67 20.49 29.51 7.465 3.029 1.079 

 
Table 4 Reveal the opinion of students using mobile phones and students not using mobile phones on 
the relationship among social network, technological facilities and academic performance of Ekiti 
State secondary school students. Item 1 shows that many textbooks and subject topics can be 
download directly online to enhance secondary school student performance, since that student using 
mobile phone and those that are note using accepted with mean score of 3.102 and 3.408 

From item 2 the responses of the respondent on the exposure created to secondary school 
student by  technological facilities was accepted by student using mobile phones with mean score 
3.208 and rejected by does not using phone with mean score 2.833. in respect to item 3, it was 
accepted by both students using mobile phones and not using with mean score 3.218 and 4.0 that 
secondary school students which are off from television and mobile phones develop variety of interest 
in proper studying. In item 4, it was accepted by student using mobile phones and those not using that 
social networks like WhatsApp, Facebook, twitter and the likes improves the level of secondary school 
student laziness and low academic performance. Item 5, it was accepted by students not using phones 
and rejected by those using phones with mean 3.029 and 2.583 that secondary school students whose 
parents have television and those using phones are prone to examination delinquency.  
 
Conclusion 

The study revealed that there is a significance difference between the performances of 
secondary school students using phones, Television and exposed to internet and those without phones 
no exposure to internet. 

Finally, the study pointed out that there is significant difference between the behaviour of 
secondary school students using phones, television and exposed to internet and those without phones 
and no exposed to internet. 
 
Recommendations 

1. The parents/ guardians should know the types of movies and channel to buy or watch. For 
instance, instead of creating special attention on programmes that can pollute their minds they will 
rather settle for those that are educative and spirit lifting.  
2. Concerted efforts form religious bodies and the youths are needed to correct these bad gross 
misconducts among the secondary school students, which as a matter of facts have reared its ugly 
head into the cycle of secondary school students in Ekiti State.      
3. Parents / guardians must pay serious attention to the welfare of their secondary school students 
under their tutelage. Consequently, development of positive minded impression will be the 
disposition of these secondary school students towards the usefulness of any technological facility.  
4. Those actors and actresses whose moral aspects have been tampered with should be corrected by 
government or by the society. Hence the needs to discourage the showing of pornography as a 
television programme, as this may create bad and indelible impression on the minds of secondary 
school students in Ekiti State. 

 
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