Dr. Joy D. Eduwem, Dr. Ekerete M. Udo and Dr. Roseline E. D. Ekim
DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS AND ACADEMIC RESILIENCE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA
The research examined the extent to which digital literacy skills predict academic resilience among secondary school students in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. In carrying out this study, four hypotheses were formulated. The study adopted the correlational research design. A total of 1,053 students were selected from a population of 20,432 Senior Secondary School Two (SS2) students in public secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State through a Multi-stage sampling technique. The “Digital Literacy Skills and Academic Resilience Questionnaire” (DLSARQ) was used for data collection. Three experts validated the instrument. The instrument had a reliability index of .79, which was determined using the Cronbach Alpha reliability procedure. The simple linear regression analysis was used to test all the null hypotheses at .05 significance level. The findings of the study revealed that Academic resilience has a significant positive relationship with technical proficiency, critical information evaluation, digital communication and digital safety. Also, technical proficiency, critical information evaluation, digital communication and digital safety practices significantly predict academic resilience among secondary school students. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended, among others, that practical digital skills training be integrated into the school curriculum to enhance the technical capacity of students.
Keywords: Technical Proficiency, Critical Information Evaluation, Digital Communication and Digital Safety Practices and Academic Resilience of Students
Dr. Joy D. Eduwem, Dr. Ekerete M. Udo and Dr. Roseline E. D. Ekim
DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS AND ACADEMIC RESILIENCE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA
The research examined the extent to which digital literacy skills predict academic resilience among secondary school students in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. In carrying out this study, four hypotheses were formulated. The study adopted the correlational research design. A total of 1,053 students were selected from a population of 20,432 Senior Secondary School Two (SS2) students in public secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State through a Multi-stage sampling technique. The “Digital Literacy Skills and Academic Resilience Questionnaire” (DLSARQ) was used for data collection. Three experts validated the instrument. The instrument had a reliability index of .79, which was determined using the Cronbach Alpha reliability procedure. The simple linear regression analysis was used to test all the null hypotheses at .05 significance level. The findings of the study revealed that Academic resilience has a significant positive relationship with technical proficiency, critical information evaluation, digital communication and digital safety. Also, technical proficiency, critical information evaluation, digital communication and digital safety practices significantly predict academic resilience among secondary school students. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended, among others, that practical digital skills training be integrated into the school curriculum to enhance the technical capacity of students. Keywords: Technical Proficiency, Critical Information Evaluation, Digital Communication and Digital Safety Practices and Academic Resilience of Students