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Online Attacks and Academic Achievement of Learners in Teachers' Training Colleges in Vihiga County, Kenya

Dr. Humphrey Musera Lugonzo, PhD, ORCiD

Abstract

This study investigated the influence of online attacks that happen on the academic achievement of Kenyan learners in Teachers’ Training Colleges in Vihiga County. The research adapted Technological determinism theory by McLuhan Marshall (1964). The study employed descriptive survey research design. The target population that consisted of 1,478 learners was got from six TTCs. Automatic and purposive sampling techniques were utilized to sample all the six TTCs in the county. The sample size of 306 learners was got by simple random sampling technique using the table developed by Krejcie and Morgan (1970). Data was gathered via questionnaire. Piloting was done in the neighboring Kakamega County in two TTCs to determine the reliability of the research instrument used to collect data. Reliability of the instruments was established using Cronbach’s alpha coefficients where value of 0.78 was obtained from the questionnaires issued to learners. Quantitative data was analyzed descriptively using frequencies and percentages. Quantitative data was also analyzed inferentially by Analysis of Variance (ANOVA, Regression Analysis and Pearson Product Moment Correlation to predict if a correlation exist between online attacks and achievement in academics. Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 20 was used to analyze the data. The outcomes showed that the correlation present between the independent and dependent variables in the null hypothesis was positive and statistically significant. This was because the p-value got (that is 0.000) was below 0.05. The conclusion made from the rejection of the null hypothesis and acceptance of alternative hypothesis was that online attacks influenced academic achievement of learners. The recommendation made in this research was that the government should formulate laws that will protect learners when they are online on online sites to enable them perform well in their studies.

Keywords

Academic achievementLearnersOnline attacksand Online sites

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