Abstract
The study sought to examine the “Influence of Entertainment Media, Cognitive Styles and Demographic Variables on Students’ Reading Habits in Yaba College of Technology Secondary School, Yaba-Lagos”. The survey correlation research design was adopted to establish the relationship among the study variables. Targeted population of the study is 627 students consisting of 302 and 325 JSS and SSS students in the 2018/2019 academic session. 200 students were sampled representing 32% of its total population, upon whom 200 copies of the study questionnaire were drawn via multistage sampling techniques. Complete data collected from 198 respondents were analysed quantitatively using appropriate descriptive and inferential statistics via SPSS version 20.0 to answer the study research questions and test formulated hypothesis while criteria mean was placed at 2.50 level of significance to record the following major findings: Entertainment media utilized by students such as smartphones, internet via laptops and television had significant positive influence their reading habits; likewise their cognitive styles and demographic variables. The study therefore recommends that management of Yaba College of Technology Secondary School should ensure that entertainment media resources be adequately made available for students’ use especially at the school library media resource centre under close monitoring while considering their cognitive styles and demographic variables to enhance their reading habits among others.Keywords: Students Reading Habit, Library, Entertainment Media, Cognitive Styles, Demographic Variables,
Highlights
13. I enjoy reading in a quiet placeBased on the cut-off reading in isolation as well as reading class point of 2.50 criteria mean of the study, the notebooks to textbooks and they read data on Table 1 revealed that: always to be informed
The study sought to examine the “Influence of Entertainment Media, Cognitive Styles and Demographic Variables on Students’ Reading Habits in Yaba College of Technology Secondary School, Yaba-Lagos”
Reading is fundamental to the acquisition of knowledge necessary for effective living either at the individual level, community or national level especially among students who are often regarded as the leaders of tomorrow
Summary
Based on the cut-off reading in isolation as well as reading class point of 2.50 criteria mean of the study, the notebooks to textbooks and they read data on Table 1 revealed that: always to be informed They agreed participants agreed they only read when that they take reading as serious task, take they have examinations in company of note while reading and enjoy reading in a friends and they don’t feel satisfied until quiet place. Respondents indicated that they prefer reading class notebooks to contrary to that of Singh (2013) who asserted that “nowadays, a common textbooks as stocked by libraries This allegation is raised that reading habits form of reading habit among secondary among students is poor and decreasing. Research question 2 What is the influence of entertainment media used by Yaba College of Technology Secondary School students on their reading habits?
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