COMPUTER COMPETENCIES REQUIRED FOR E-EXAMINATIONS BY STUDENTS OF NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA IN ENUGU STATE STUDY CENTRES

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to determine computer competences required for electronic examinations in Enugu Study Centres of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Enugu State, Nigeria. Two research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated and tested at .05 level of significance. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of this study consisted of all the 428 students of National Open University of Nigeria in study centres in Enugu State. All the students served as sample for the study. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection. The instrument was validated by two experts. The reliability of the instrument was determined using Cronbach Alpha Reliability Coefficient. The overall reliability coefficient was .63, indicating that the instrument is reliable and suitable for the study. The data collected with the questionnaire were analyzed using Mean (x̅) with Standard Deviation (SD) to answer the two research questions. The analyses were done with the use of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Results of analyses revealed that: the extent to which National Open University of Nigeria students in urban and rural study centres in Enugu State possess computer competencies in General operational principles was high; meanwhile it was low for file management. It was recommended, among others, that Educational stakeholders should prioritize the improvement of digital infrastructure in rural study centres and NOUN should develop and implement comprehensive digital literacy training programmes tailored to address the specific needs of students in both urban and rural centres