International Journal of Sub-Saharan African Research (IJSSAR)

Background: As technology continues to advance, the concept of cyber citizenship has become increasingly important in shaping the behaviours and attitudes of individuals online.
Objectives: To investigate the relationship between cyber citizenship and the learning behaviour of undergraduate students at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki.
Method: Descriptive survey research design was adopted. The population of study was 52,846. This was the total population of registeered undergraduates of the 2014/2015 session of UNN and EBSU. Australian calculator formula was used to arrive at a sample size of 385. Multi-step sampling technique was adopted to get the unit areas which included four departments from four faculties of the two universities. Questionnaire served as instrument for data collection. The instrument was validated by two experts and reliability determined through a pilot study with 50 students at the NnamdiAzikwe University, Awka. The reliability and internal consistency index yielded a Cronbach alpha of 0.73 meaning that it has good reliability to produce good response on the subject matter. Data were analysed using Pearson Chi-Square test.
Results: Positive influence of cyber networks was observed among the undergraduate students of the two institutions studied but on a higher degree among the UNN students. This was accepted by the Pearson Chi-Square test that revealed a significant result of x²=616, 5.41 and p<.05.
Conclusion: The study concludes that there was need for introduction of cyber citizenship education as a general study in higher institutions in the country to improve online media literacy among undergraduates.