EFFECT OF COMPUTER SELF-EFFICACY ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES IN NORTH-EAST NIGERIA

M. M. Bayero, A. Y. Dutse, Ahmad A.

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This study aimed to examine effect of computer self-efficacy on students’ academic performance among federal universities in north-east Nigeria. The theoretical consideration was grounded to Martin Ford’s motivational system theory. Cross-sectional survey design was adopted and the units of analysis were undergraduate students. Stratified random sampling was employed to collect data from 461 students where each stratum was apportioned a questionnaire proportionate to its size in relation to other strata. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze data using SPSS for windows, version 20. Linear regression was used for data analyses. The findings of the study revealed that computer self-efficacy has significant positive effect on student’s academic performance.


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