Students’ Usage of Communication Technologies in Secondary Schools in Burao District of Somaliland.
| dc.contributor.advisor | Alemu, Yekunoamlak(PhD | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mohamed, Said | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-01T07:02:00Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-05T08:55:23Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-11-01T07:02:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-05T08:55:23Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this research was to investigate the usage of communication technologies of secondary school students in Burao district. The descriptive survey design was used; also Stratified random sampling was employed in sampling the respondents. Responses were elicited from students in two secondary schools one public secondary school and one private secondary school was the target population. The target students were five hundred (500) students from the two secondary schools. The study sample was two hundred twenty two (222) students. Also, the interview was conducted through face to face interactions among fifteen of the school principals and teachers including thirteen teachers and two principles selected purposively. Frequency, percentages, mean and standard deviations were used in the analysis of data. To achieve the objectives of the research, the study used a mixed method approach which involved the survey of student’s responses on the influence of modern technology on the student’s academic performance. The study revealed that a great number of students in Burao district use most frequently Smart phones but other technologies such as laptops, desktops and tablets were also used. As the research results revealed most of the secondary school students in Burao district used these modern technologies for their learning purposes and academic issues as well as social media. Since they used these technologies including the social media for more than two hours daily, it influences their academic performance. Hence, students should be thought to better manage their study time; students should create a balance between using the technology for seeking knowledge from the internet and usage of social media, also teachers should ensure that students use modern technology as a tool to improve their academic performances. In addition schools should enact rules and regulations to protect students from misusing the modern technology. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/28445 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | AAU | en_US |
| dc.subject | The purpose of this research was to investigate the usage of communication technologies of secondary school students in Burao district. The descriptive survey design was used; | en_US |
| dc.title | Students’ Usage of Communication Technologies in Secondary Schools in Burao District of Somaliland. | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |