Nasarawa Journal of Library and Information Science (NAJLIS) Vol.3, No.1, 2019. ISSN: 2636-5774 37 Computer Self-efficacy and Research Productivity of Academics at Babcock University, Ileshan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study was carried out to investigate the self-efficacy and research productivity of academics at Babcock University, Ileshan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria. Two objectives and one hypothesis were formulated. The objectives of the study were to find out the level of research productivity and the level of computer-self efficacy of academics at Babcock University. Computer self-efficacy of the academic staff of Babcock University does not significantly determine their research productivity. A survey research design was adopted for this study. The target population of this research comprised all the academic staff working with Babcock University totalling 475. A stratified random sampling technique was used in the selection of only 20% (95) of the population. A structured self-developed 4-Likert scale questionnaire was used for data collection. It was administered to the university academic staff by the researchers with the help of two research assistants, and it has a 100% response rate. The collected data was analysed using SPSS version 21 to generate percentages, mean and standard deviation for the research questions. The inferential statistical tools of analysis; that is, regression analysis was employed to ascertain the influence of the independent variables on the dependent variable. The findings reveal that the level of research productivity of academics in BU is moderate, with a mean of 2.35 and (SD=.719). Also, their level of computer self-efficacy is high, and computer self-efficacy can determine the research productivity of academics in BU; hence, the null hypothesis is rejected. The study recommends that the management of BU and other relevant stakeholders should try to organise seminars and conferences on the importance of computer self-efficacy and research productivity among academics for overall National development.