Background factors and media resource preference on media resource utilisation among public secondary school students in Lagos State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated the extent to which background factors information and media resource preferences influence media resource utilisation among senior public secondary school students (SSSSs) in Lagos State. The survey research design of the ex-post facto was adopted while the questionnaire was used as the major instruments of data collection. The study was anchored on the information richness and use and gratification theories. Findings from the study reveals reference books, realia, flip charts, charts & pictorials, and magazines are major media resources preferred by SSSSs in Lagos State, Nigeria. The type and major purposes of utilisation of media resources were charts, CD/DVD, Internet and Newspapers for academic purposes as well as maps, simulation materials, video clips and real objects for entertainment purposes. Also, realia, flipchart, globes and textbooks were established as media resources being majorly utilised for knowledge acquisition by senior secondary school students in Lagos State, while cassette player, video clips, real objects and samples as well as slides were found to be the most commonly utilised media resources for information purposes. Ocassional use. On the frequency of utilisation of the media resources, an occasional use of media resources was established. Background factors and media resources preference were found to have joint contribution to media resources utilisation by the students while media resources preference was found to be the leading contributor to media resources utilisation among secondary school students in Lagos State.

Keywords: Background factors, Media resources preference Information literacy skills, Media resources utilisation, Lagos State, Nigeria