Investigating the Influence of Digital Technology on the Academic Performance of in-School Adolescents in Anambra State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigates the impact of digital technology on the academic performance of In-school adolescents in Anambra state. The study examines the extent to which digital technology in fluence academic performance of In-school adolescents in Anambra state.  The study adopts a descriptive research survey design, the research also carried out a Pilot study using a test-retest method and tested using Cronbach alpha to determine the reliability of the research instrument.  The population of the study is 129, 129 thus; the researcher adopts Taro Ya mani sample size formula to obtain the view of respondents numbering 400 using structure d questionnaire designed in a 5 points Likert scale. The analytical tools employed comprised descriptive statistics. Finding revealed that digital devise and screen time management practices among in-school adolescents is an indispensable part of adolescent life has both positive and the negative health wellbeing, physical and mental consequences as w ell as academic impact. Adolescents spend a lot of time with digital devices and are exposed to several scenes of violence in almost all type of digital internet linking media conte nt. Premised on this finding, the study recommends that Academic programs/contents in our secondary schools should be restructured. It should be more practical, fact-finding and problem solving than just theoretical. This will make the adolescents who at this stage of life are filled with life and energy to spend most of their time even at home in solving academic problems rather than spending hours assessing various social sites and watching films.