Gender, Previous Qualification and knowledge of Research, Interpretation of Computer Processed Data and Reportage by Postgraduate Students in South-Western, Nigeria
Gender, previous qualification and postgraduate students’ knowledge of research, interpretation of computer processed data and reportage in South-West geo-political zone of Nigeria was investigated in this study. The sample consisted of 746 participants selected from six departments in three faculties from three federal, three states and two private universities in the zone. A valid and reliable instrument titled: ‘Challenges of Application of the knowledge of Research and Computer Processed Data in Research’ ? = 0.86 was used. Being an ex-post-factor research, statistics like t-test, ANOVA and multiple regression were used. Males were found to have significantly better in interpretation of analysed research data, males M =16.38; SD = 4.43 and females M = 17.03; S.D = 4.25; t(2, 727) = -1.96; df = 727; p< 0.05. Previous degree obtained by postgraduate students with a (? = 0.18) was found to account for 3.2% variance in computer literacy with a contribution of an R of 0.18, R2 of 0.03, Adjusted R2 of 0.03, significant at F (1,722) = 24.51, p< 0.05. Previous degree obtained by postgraduate students with a (? = 0.08), also accounted for 1% variance in students’ interpretation of analysed data with a contribution of an R of 0.08, R2 of 0.01 and Adjusted R2 of 0.01 significant at F (1,719) = 4.84, p< 0.05. Study has potential for course review in research methodology and statistical methods at undergraduate level that allow for the designing of better approaches for developing adequate and sustainable research skills at postgraduate level for enhanced and timely research completion process by postgraduate students.
Eugenia A. Okwilagwe
Gender, Previous Qualification and knowledge of Research, Interpretation of Computer Processed Data and Reportage by Postgraduate Students in South-Western, Nigeria
Gender, previous qualification and postgraduate students’ knowledge of research, interpretation of computer processed data and reportage in South-West geo-political zone of Nigeria was investigated in this study. The sample consisted of 746 participants selected from six departments in three faculties from three federal, three states and two private universities in the zone. A valid and reliable instrument titled: ‘Challenges of Application of the knowledge of Research and Computer Processed Data in Research’ ? = 0.86 was used. Being an ex-post-factor research, statistics like t-test, ANOVA and multiple regression were used. Males were found to have significantly better in interpretation of analysed research data, males M =16.38; SD = 4.43 and females M = 17.03; S.D = 4.25; t(2, 727) = -1.96; df = 727; p< 0.05. Previous degree obtained by postgraduate students with a (? = 0.18) was found to account for 3.2% variance in computer literacy with a contribution of an R of 0.18, R2 of 0.03, Adjusted R2 of 0.03, significant at F (1,722) = 24.51, p< 0.05. Previous degree obtained by postgraduate students with a (? = 0.08), also accounted for 1% variance in students’ interpretation of analysed data with a contribution of an R of 0.08, R2 of 0.01 and Adjusted R2 of 0.01 significant at F (1,719) = 4.84, p< 0.05. Study has potential for course review in research methodology and statistical methods at undergraduate level that allow for the designing of better approaches for developing adequate and sustainable research skills at postgraduate level for enhanced and timely research completion process by postgraduate students.