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Internet usage by Nigerian senior secondary school students: A case study of Ondo State
(African Journal of Social Research and Development, 2011) Owoyemi, T. E; Akanni, O. T
This study was designed to investigate internet usage using factor analytic approach with principal factoring method. The principal objective of the study was to determine and identify how many latent constructs actually influence the internet usage, the underlying relationship between them. Data were collected from 336 senior secondary school students in some selected schools in Ondo State. A 31- item questionnaire was designed based on different purposes of internet usage. The questionnaire used Likert scale structured questions on internet usage, the questionnaire was validated and also confirmed reliable (Croubach Alpha 0.68). The findings of the study revealed that 21 factors constitute the dominant influence internal attributes on internet usage. There were underlying relationships among variables of each factor influencing the internet usage by Nigerian senior secondary school students. All the highly loaded variables on each factor showed a common feature, which led to the naming of each factor. Based on the findings, it was recommended that adequate attention should be paid on those 21 internal attributes that were identified