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Abstract: The purpose of this study was to establish the impact of computer implementation on administration use in public secondary schools in Nyamira North District.t. The objectives of this study were to; determine how computers were utilized, determine how the impact of computers was rated among the principals; HODs (Head of Department) bursars and librarians. The study utilized descriptive survey design. The researcher used four tools for data collection: principals’, HOD’s, Bursar’s and librarians’ questionnaire. The target population was 40 public secondary schools from where a sample of 12 schools was purposively obtained. The data were collected by the researcher by administering the tools himself. The data analysis was done using SPSS (Statistical Package of Social Sciences) and Chi-square was used to determine the level of significance of the impact of computer. The study found that only two schools in Nyamira North use computers in accounts offices and the library. It was also found that all management offices were inadequately prepared in use of computer skills. In the principals’ offices, it was found that computers were mainly used for clerical jobs such as typing letters. Bursars used the computers to receive fees, pay vouchers, and prepare budgets and balance sheets. Librarians used computers to issue books, receive books, trace books and locate them on the shelves. The impact of computers were found to be great because they made work easier as they could detect and correct errors, store large volumes of work, edit documents and produce accurate reports. In accounts, computers had a great impact by availing up to date records and speeded work. In the library computers have a great impact in tracing books on loan, receiving and issuing books and locating books on the shelves hence guarding against loss of books?
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Impact of Computers’ Implementation on Administration Use in Public Secondary...paperpublications3
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to establish the impact of computer implementation on administration use in public secondary schools in Nyamira North District.t. The objectives of this study were to; determine how computers were utilized, determine how the impact of computers was rated among the principals; HODs (Head of Department) bursars and librarians. The study utilized descriptive survey design. The researcher used four tools for data collection: principals’, HOD’s, Bursar’s and librarians’ questionnaire. The target population was 40 public secondary schools from where a sample of 12 schools was purposively obtained. The data were collected by the researcher by administering the tools himself. The data analysis was done using SPSS (Statistical Package of Social Sciences) and Chi-square was used to determine the level of significance of the impact of computer. The study found that only two schools in Nyamira North use computers in accounts offices and the library. It was also found that all management offices were inadequately prepared in use of computer skills. In the principals’ offices, it was found that computers were mainly used for clerical jobs such as typing letters. Bursars used the computers to receive fees, pay vouchers, and prepare budgets and balance sheets. Librarians used computers to issue books, receive books, trace books and locate them on the shelves. The impact of computers were found to be great because they made work easier as they could detect and correct errors, store large volumes of work, edit documents and produce accurate reports. In accounts, computers had a great impact by availing up to date records and speeded work. In the library computers have a great impact in tracing books on loan, receiving and issuing books and locating books on the shelves hence guarding against loss of books?
This study attempts to assess information communication technology as pedagogy for teaching in some selected secondary schools in Edo State, Nigeria. The study employed a descriptive survey method and questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. The total population for the study is one hundred and twenty nine (129) secondary school teachers in four selected secondary schools in Etsako west local government area of Edo state. The population of this study is not too large and as such the entire population was taken as representative sample using purposeful sampling technique. It was revealed from the study that ICT is not employed as pedagogy for teaching by majority of the teachers in the secondary schools studied, most teachers have negative attitude towards the use of ICT, a majority of the secondary school teachers studied have positive perception of perceived ease of teaching and learning with ICT and Lack of ICT facilities in secondary schools, lack of commitment from government and school management, lack of motivation and training, lack of ICT policies in secondary schools, lack of technical support from government and private sector, lack of qualified teachers to teach ICT and Teachers’ anxiety over being replaced by technology are the major factors militating against teachers readiness and effective use of ICT in secondary schools in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo state. The study recommends that Government should be committed to full implementation of ICT in secondary schools by way of formulating policies and implementing the existing one if any with all sincerity.
Mitigating Factors, and Factors Militating against Teacher’s Utilization of I...paperpublications3
Abstract: This study highlights on the findings of a survey study which was done in some schools within one of the sub-counties in Kenya. Evidence has been collected through a literature review, teacher questionnaires and interviews. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the existing factors that support or hinder teachers from utilizing ICTs in their classrooms despite having them. This study was guided by the theory of Technology acceptance model by Davis, Bagozzi and Warshaw, (1989).The study reviewed literature on the importance of the use of ICTs in teaching and learning. Descriptive survey is the framework that guided the study. The study area is Kericho County in Kenya. Analysis of data was done thematically to exhibit the attitudes, values and views of the teachers concerning the usefulness of ICTs in teaching and also the factors that hinder utilization ICTs. Descriptive statistics was also used to analyze data from questionnaires. The literature analyzed shows that ICTs are very important in the following areas: they make the lessons more interesting, easier, more fun for teachers and their pupils, more diverse, more motivating for the pupils and more enjoyable. Additional more personal factors were improving presentation of materials, allowing greater access to computers for personal use, giving more power to the teacher in the school, giving the teacher more prestige, making the teachers' administration more efficient and providing professional support through the Internet. The findings from this study reveals that factors hindering the utilization of this precious teaching materials includes, lack of clarity in the use of this ICTs in the curriculum, time factor, incompetence among the teachers on computer skills, overreliance on traditional methods of teaching and resistance to change.
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Bring Your Own Technology: The Effect of Student-Owned Technology on Student...Patrick Boyd, Ed.D.
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This study surveyed Information and Communications Technology (ICT) awareness, utilization and challenges in managing secondary schools in Onitsha Education Zone. Three research questions guided the study. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. The population comprised 80 respondents made up of all the 32 principals and 48 Computer Science teachers in Secondary Schools in Onitsha Education Zone of Anambra State. The researchers studied the entire population since it was not large. The instrument for data collection was a structured type questionnaire developed by the researcher. It validated by experts and the reliability was established using the split half method which yielded a coefficient value of 0.80 using the Pearson product moment correlation coefficient. Data was analyzed using the mean method for the three research questions. From the findings of the study, it was found that principals to a high extent are aware of ICT facilities used in school management but utilize them to a low extent. Recommendations were proffered based on the findings of the study and they include: increased provision of ICT facilities used in school management by the government, training and retraining of principals on ICT utilization and testing of principals skills on ICT before appointment amongst others.
The effect of information and communication technology (ICT) in Jordanian lea...IJERA Editor
Information and communication Technology are used of electronic means which involve access storage, processing of electronic technology to handling of information, the various forms of uses it’s in order to improve Jordanian learning. The study aimed to investigate the uses and effect of ICTs for Jordanian learning from their perspective of student of higher school at the north of Jordan. The study method was a descriptive survey which uses questionnaire to collect data, questionnaire was justified and developed by the researcher to measure the effect of ICTs based on previous studies its applied to (548) student of higher school. The study was using SPSS to analyses data. The results indicate that ICTs for higher school at the north of Jordan there were a statistically significant relationship between the higher school at the north of Jordan and Jordanian learning, and seven of hypotheses reported statistically significant in the hypotheses and accepted but three hypotheses reported no a statistically significant and rejected. The study have Conclusion should gives more attention to focus on and beneficial of using ICTs applications.
Status of Information and Communication Technology Training and Support for S...ijtsrd
Education is perceived in this piece as a process of learning in which the knowledge, skills, and habits of a group of people are transferred from one generation to the next through teaching, training, support and research. ICT has a very significant place in the education process that involves teachers and instruction. Information and communication technology have become within a very short time, one of the basic building blocks of modern society including Science and technology teachers. The purpose of the study is to determine the status of ICT training and support for science and technology teacher educators in colleges of education within Southeast Nigeria. The study adopted a survey research design. The population of the study consisted of 454 science and technology teacher educators in colleges of education within Southeast state Nigeria. The instrument was subjected to face validation by three experts. The reliability coefficients of the instrument for the study is 0.98 using Cronbach's Alpha formula. Five research questions that guided the study were answered using mean and standard deviation. Five research hypotheses were tested at 0.5 level of significance using one way ANOVA. Among the findings of the study were that, there is low ICT training, support and competence for science and technology teacher educators. It was concluded, among others, that government should help. Ezenma Chimezie Bernard ""Status of Information and Communication Technology Training and Support for Science and Technology Teacher Educators in Colleges of Education in Southeast, Nigeria"" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-3 , April 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd21511.pdf
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Mitigating Factors, and Factors Militating against Teacher’s Utilization of I...paperpublications3
Abstract: This study highlights on the findings of a survey study which was done in some schools within one of the sub-counties in Kenya. Evidence has been collected through a literature review, teacher questionnaires and interviews. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the existing factors that support or hinder teachers from utilizing ICTs in their classrooms despite having them. This study was guided by the theory of Technology acceptance model by Davis, Bagozzi and Warshaw, (1989).The study reviewed literature on the importance of the use of ICTs in teaching and learning. Descriptive survey is the framework that guided the study. The study area is Kericho County in Kenya. Analysis of data was done thematically to exhibit the attitudes, values and views of the teachers concerning the usefulness of ICTs in teaching and also the factors that hinder utilization ICTs. Descriptive statistics was also used to analyze data from questionnaires. The literature analyzed shows that ICTs are very important in the following areas: they make the lessons more interesting, easier, more fun for teachers and their pupils, more diverse, more motivating for the pupils and more enjoyable. Additional more personal factors were improving presentation of materials, allowing greater access to computers for personal use, giving more power to the teacher in the school, giving the teacher more prestige, making the teachers' administration more efficient and providing professional support through the Internet. The findings from this study reveals that factors hindering the utilization of this precious teaching materials includes, lack of clarity in the use of this ICTs in the curriculum, time factor, incompetence among the teachers on computer skills, overreliance on traditional methods of teaching and resistance to change.
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Bring Your Own Technology: The Effect of Student-Owned Technology on Student...Patrick Boyd, Ed.D.
The purpose of this ethnographic research study was to investigate the effect of a Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT) policy on student engagement in a high school setting through classroom observations, cross-sectional surveys, and a focus group of technology teacher leaders. The qualitative and quantitative data gleaned from this study indicated no significant difference in student engagement levels when student-owned technology was used for instructional purposes, but student engagement increased with teacher support and efficacy with technology, student-directed learning, and utilization of Web 2.0 applications. The findings of this study will inform future decision making by school districts considering BYOT policies, assist teachers with technology-based instructional design, and contribute to the literature on student engagement with instructional technology.
This study surveyed Information and Communications Technology (ICT) awareness, utilization and challenges in managing secondary schools in Onitsha Education Zone. Three research questions guided the study. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. The population comprised 80 respondents made up of all the 32 principals and 48 Computer Science teachers in Secondary Schools in Onitsha Education Zone of Anambra State. The researchers studied the entire population since it was not large. The instrument for data collection was a structured type questionnaire developed by the researcher. It validated by experts and the reliability was established using the split half method which yielded a coefficient value of 0.80 using the Pearson product moment correlation coefficient. Data was analyzed using the mean method for the three research questions. From the findings of the study, it was found that principals to a high extent are aware of ICT facilities used in school management but utilize them to a low extent. Recommendations were proffered based on the findings of the study and they include: increased provision of ICT facilities used in school management by the government, training and retraining of principals on ICT utilization and testing of principals skills on ICT before appointment amongst others.
The effect of information and communication technology (ICT) in Jordanian lea...IJERA Editor
Information and communication Technology are used of electronic means which involve access storage, processing of electronic technology to handling of information, the various forms of uses it’s in order to improve Jordanian learning. The study aimed to investigate the uses and effect of ICTs for Jordanian learning from their perspective of student of higher school at the north of Jordan. The study method was a descriptive survey which uses questionnaire to collect data, questionnaire was justified and developed by the researcher to measure the effect of ICTs based on previous studies its applied to (548) student of higher school. The study was using SPSS to analyses data. The results indicate that ICTs for higher school at the north of Jordan there were a statistically significant relationship between the higher school at the north of Jordan and Jordanian learning, and seven of hypotheses reported statistically significant in the hypotheses and accepted but three hypotheses reported no a statistically significant and rejected. The study have Conclusion should gives more attention to focus on and beneficial of using ICTs applications.
Status of Information and Communication Technology Training and Support for S...ijtsrd
Education is perceived in this piece as a process of learning in which the knowledge, skills, and habits of a group of people are transferred from one generation to the next through teaching, training, support and research. ICT has a very significant place in the education process that involves teachers and instruction. Information and communication technology have become within a very short time, one of the basic building blocks of modern society including Science and technology teachers. The purpose of the study is to determine the status of ICT training and support for science and technology teacher educators in colleges of education within Southeast Nigeria. The study adopted a survey research design. The population of the study consisted of 454 science and technology teacher educators in colleges of education within Southeast state Nigeria. The instrument was subjected to face validation by three experts. The reliability coefficients of the instrument for the study is 0.98 using Cronbach's Alpha formula. Five research questions that guided the study were answered using mean and standard deviation. Five research hypotheses were tested at 0.5 level of significance using one way ANOVA. Among the findings of the study were that, there is low ICT training, support and competence for science and technology teacher educators. It was concluded, among others, that government should help. Ezenma Chimezie Bernard ""Status of Information and Communication Technology Training and Support for Science and Technology Teacher Educators in Colleges of Education in Southeast, Nigeria"" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-3 , April 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd21511.pdf
Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/computer-science/multimedia/21511/status-of-information-and-communication-technology-training-and-support-for-science-and-technology-teacher-educators-in-colleges-of-education-in-southeast-nigeria/ezenma-chimezie-bernard
This paper determined the skills needed by business education lecturers, considering the need for them to be at breast with modern technology in the arts of teaching with emphasis on activity-based learning. This study is further heightened with the need to expose business education students to globalized economy. Thus, the need arises to probe the readiness of business educators (saddled with the responsibility of guiding these students) in terms of their competencies in the use of technology in teaching. This study seeks to achieve one objective, answers one research question and test a null hypothesis. The survey research design is adopted and the study was carried out in Nigeria with an accessible population of 500 business educators, out of which 217 respondents were used. A questionnaire on technology-driven teaching skills and content delivery in Business Education generated data for the study analyzed using Linear Regression Analysis. Findings are that technology-driven teaching skills significantly predict effective delivery of the content of business education. This implies that business educators require skills in the use of modern technology in teaching business education. Based on the finding of this study, it is concluded that the effectiveness of content delivery in business education in today’s globalized society is to an average extent dependent upon the skill level of business education lecturers in the use of technology in teaching.
he paper evaluated the accessibility of Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) tools to business education lecturers and students.
Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. A total of 110
students and 20 lecturers were randomly selected from the department of
business education for the study. Two research questions guided the study
and one null hypothesis tested at 0.05 level of significance. The co-efficient
of 0.86 was obtained for the research instrument. Research questions were
reported as means and standard deviation values while T-test was used to test
the null hypothesis. The results showed that ICT supportive tools were
available for teaching and learning Business Education in Kwara State
College of Education Ilorin. Hence, there was no difference in perception of
lecturers and students accessibility of ICT tools. Respondents recommended
provision of adequate ICT tools by the government for teaching and learning
of business education. Trainings like seminars with workshop is of immense
importance for ICT support staff.
Integrating Technology in teaching and learning in universities will ensure collaborative learning, incorporate different style of learning, saves time and effort of faculty members and learners, improves communication and access to information, widens the scope of distance education and helps learners to acquire critical, analytical and creative skills. The Government of Ghana through the Ministry of Education seems to be making progress in integrating technology into the teaching and learning process in tertiary institutions. However, the increasingly vital role of data, especially big data, in many applications, presents the field of statistics with unparalleled challenges and many students have phobia for working with data. This study therefore aims to assess the impact of technology integration and motivation in teaching and learning of statistics in some selected public universites. A survey questionnaire was distributed randomly to a total of 200 faculty members and undergraduate students from some selected Public Universities in Ghana, including Kwane Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi Technical University, Akenten Appiah- Menka University of Skill Training and Entrepreneurial Development and University of Education, Winneba. The data for this mixed research method were analyzed quantitatively using IBM SPSS and AMOS (Version 23) software and qualitatively using the responses from respondents through an inductive and deductive process. The outcome indicates great improvement in students’ academic performance in statistics through the integration of technology and motivation in teaching and learning. For future studies, there is the need to consider integrating Technology in all subjects at the tertiary level of education.
Utilization of digital technology tools for instructional delivery in Federal...Dele-Abimbola Ojeniyi
Digital technology is an important tool of the 21st century and has consequently brought significant changes to the mode of teaching and instructional delivery in tertiary education institutions. This research aims at investigating the utilisation of digital technology tools for instructional delivery in Federal College of Education, Abeokuta (FCEAB) in Ogun State, Nigeria. One hundred academic staff of the FCEAB were randomly selected for this study, self structured questionnaire was used for data collection and data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics of frequency count and percentages. The research revealed that the most available digital technology tools for teaching were Laptop computers, Projectors and Smartboards but despite the availability, they were not optimally utilized as a result of identified barriers, which includes unavailability of regular electrical power supply and limited digital literacy skills among academic staff. This research recommends the use of digital technology tools be encouraged and supported by the authority of the institution; continuous training of lecturers on the use of emerging digital technology tools be promoted, also the problem of epileptic power supply being experienced in Nigerian tertiary education institutions be critically looked into with the aim of solving it.
Teachers’ perceptions on challenges faced by rural secondary schools in the i...Premier Publishers
The paper analysed the teachers’ perceptions on challenges faced by rural secondary schools in the implementation of the technical and vocational education and training policy in Nkayi District in Zimbabwe. This study sought to investigate the challenges confronting teachers of rural secondary schools in Zimbabwe using the quantitative methodology. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. The target population comprised all secondary school teachers in Nkayi District. The sample consisted of 120 teachers of which 68 were female and 52 were male. The data were gathered through a questionnaire. The study revealed that most teachers had a positive attitude towards the TVET programme. It also revealed that schools faced many challenges as they tried to implement TVET. The study recommends that there should be more allocation of financial, material and human resources towards TVET in secondary schools.
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Challenges in the Adoption and Utilization of Information and Communication...World-Academic Journal
The study sought to determine the challenges that influence adoption and utilization of Information and Communication Technology in public secondary schools in Kenya. The study adopted a descripto-explanatory research design covering a stratified sample of 84 respondents drawn from 30 public secondary schools in Molo Sub-County. Data was collected by use of questionnaires and was later analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical analysis tools. According to the study findings, financial limitations (91.1%) was found to be the most important factor influencing ICT adoption and utilization with a correlation coefficient of 0.53 at 0.000 significance level. The study recommends that, the Government should allocate specific budget for ICT Integration in schools, initiate liberalization of telecommunications policies, lower taxes as well as encourage multi-partnership that involves donors, private companies (usually ICT based), NGOs and religious bodies to work together to garner resources and set priorities for ICT in education projects.
This research aimed to develop and validate a web-based courseware for junior secondary school basic technology students in Nigeria. In this study, a mixed method quantitative pilot study design with qualitative components was used to test and ascertain the ease of development and validation of the web-based courseware. Dick and Carey instructional system design model was adopted for developing the courseware. Convenience sampling technique was used in selecting the three content, computer and educational technology experts to validate the web-based courseware. Non-randomized and non-equivalent Junior secondary school students from two schools were used for field trial validation. Four validating instruments were employed in conducting this study: (i) Content Validation Assessment Report (CVAR); (ii) Computer Expert Validation Assessment Report (CEAR); (iii) Educational Technology Experts Validation Assessment Report (ETEVAR); and (iv) Students Validation Questionnaire (SVQ). All the instruments were face and content validated. SVQ was pilot tested and reliability coefficient of 0.85 was obtained using Cronbach Alpha. CVAR, CEAR, ETEVAR were administered on content specialists, computer experts, and educational technology experts, while SVQ was administered on 83 JSS students from two selected secondary schools in Minna. The findings revealed that the process of developing web-based courseware using Dick and Carey Instructional System Design was successful. In addition, the report from the validating team revealed that the web-based courseware is valuable for learning basic technology. It is therefore recommended that web-based courseware should be produced to teach basic technology concepts on large scale.
Extent of Utilization of E-Learning Resources for Instructional Delivery by O...Premier Publishers
The need to equip prospective office technology managers with competencies for sustained relevance in the era of office automation necessitated the study to determine the extent e-learning resources are utilized for instructional delivery by Office Technology and Management lecturers in polytechnics in South-East Nigeria. One research question guided the study and two null hypotheses were tested. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The population of 80 lecturers in all the public polytechnics in the area was studied without sampling because the size was small. A 5-point rating scale questionnaire containing 23 items, and validated by experts was used for data collection. Pilot test was used to establish the reliability of the instrument with Cronbach Alpha and a reliability coefficient value of 0.79 was obtained. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research question and determine the homogeneity of the respondents’ views while the hypotheses were tested with t-test at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that the lecturers rarely utilize e-learning resources for instructional delivery. Based on the findings, it was concluded that inadequate utilization of e-learning resources in the programme is a major contributory factor to the ineffective duty performance of the products in offices of the current era. Consequently, it was recommended that management of the polytechnics should sponsor their lecturers to short time courses and conferences to equip them with competencies for e-learning utilization in order to improve the quality of their products.
Implication of Educational Technology on Quality Teaching Appraisal from the ...ijtsrd
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Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/21338/implication-of-educational-technology-on-quality-teaching-appraisal-from-the-perspective-of-secondary-schools-in-the-south-west-region-of-cameroon/mbah-emmanuel-teke
Barriers and Motivators to Implementation of an E Learning and Multimedia Tec...ijtsrd
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IMPACT OF CAI AND SCHOOL TYPE ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN BASIC TECHNOLOGY IN SOKOTO STATE,NIGERIA
1. IMPACT OF COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION (CAI) AND
SCHOOL TYPE ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN
BASIC TECHNOLOGY IN SOKOTO STATE, NIGERIA.
By
Prof. A.K.Tukur,
aktukur@gmail.com
and
Yunusa, Abdullahi Abubakar,
abdulyunus2000@yahoo.com
1
.
mobile: 08065327908, 07013683014
Department of Curriculum Studies and Educational Technology,
Faculty of Education and Extension Services,
Usmanu Danfodiyo University,Sokoto.
and
Abdulraheem Isiyaku,
Department of Primary Education Studies,
Kaduna State College of Education, Gidanwaya,
Kafanchan.
Paper presented at the 35th Annual workshop and conference of Nigerian
Association of Educational Media and Technology (NAEMT) at the University of
Port Harcourt, Nigeria.October,2014.
2. ABSTRACT
The pervasiveness of technology across the strata of human activities makes it imperative
to conduct research on viable pedagogical techniques for integrating computer technology
in teaching and learning.This study sought to find-out the Impact of Computer Assisted
Instruction (CAI) and School type on academic performance of Students in Basic
Technology in Sokoto State.The study adopted Quasi-experimental,Pre-test/Post-test,
control/experimental group design. Purposive sampling technique was used to select intact
classes of 55 female and 115 male (170) students from the JSSII stream of two
schools,Government Day Secondary School Dange and Government Secondary School
Kware in Sokoto state; GDSS Dange was the experimental group,while GSS Kware the
control group,Basic Technology Performance Test (BATPET) instrument was used to
collect data, while independent t-test on the SPSS package was used to analyze the mean
and standard deviation of the data obtained, as well as draw inference from the
hypotheses,the study revealed no significant difference between CAI and Traditional
instruction,further more the study reveal no significant difference between day school
students and boarding school students,This outcome may be ascribed to some extraneous
factors such as students familiarity with computer and cognitive strategies.Nonetheless,It
is recommended that teachers at all levels must be encouraged and trained to ensure
learners acquire the rudiments and skills of reading and writing, for effective teaching and
learning with or without technology.
Keywords:Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI),School Type,Academic Performance,
Basic Technology.
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3. Introduction
Basic Technology which used to be known as Introductory technology is an integrated
subject offered at the Junior Secondary School Levels in Nigeria, According to Olaniyan
and Lucas (2008),the subject comprise of woodwork, Metalwork, Building Technology,
Auto Mechanic, Electrical / Electronics and Technical Drawing at their basic levels.
‘Technology education is taught in the junior secondary schools as integrated aspect of
basic technology,designed to expose the students to the appreciation of technology and
subsequently develop their interest in various areas of industrial technology.
(Kennedy,2011) recent developments in the educational sector particularly in students
academic performance in basic technology examination raises questions on whether this
objective among others is achievable or not.
Introductory Technology was introduced into the Nigerian education system, 6-3-3-4 in
1982 as a result of the newly defined National Policy on Education and in tune with
Nigeria educational goals which includes:
(i) To provide pre-vocational orientation for further training in technology.
(ii) To provide basic technology literacy for everyday living .and
(ii) To stimulate creativity.
However,these goals cannot be realized without developing technical education through
the adoption of modern pedagogical approaches to learning technology subjects.The
achievement of these objectives will in no small way help to transform Nigeria into a
technologically developed country. The Universal Basic Education (UBE) 9-3-4 structure. marked
the turning point in curriculum contents development of Introductory Technology as well as the
nomenclature that delivered what is today known as Basic Technology.
To achieve the goals outlined in the Basic Technology curriculum, teaching of the subject must
be predicated on teaching and instruction that makes the learning of Basic Technology
functional.the situation of secondary/technical schools in Nigeria is that the techniques for
transmitting technical skills has remained theoretical and devoid of the use of technology
to stimulate interest,develop and sustain the necessary skills required for challenges after
school that could lead to advancement in technology.consequently, undermining the
essence and realization of the cardinal objectives of the subject matter of Basic
Technology.The pervasiveness of technology across the strata of human activities makes
it imperative to consider the integration of computer technology into teaching and
learning,studies overtime has shown high prevalence of the use of computer in education.
Olawuyi (2008) identified five cardinal structure for engaging Computer in education
these are; Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI), Computer Aided Design (CAD),
Computer Managed Instruction (CMI), Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
and Programming and Problem Solving. CAI is a computer instructional term used in a
stimulating teaching/learning environment, It is among the range of strategies being used
to improve student performance in all school subjects. Adesanya and Adegbija (2007)
defined CAI as the use of computers to provide instruction directly to students by stimulating
teaching and learning situation. CAI could also be any instructional materials put on the audio
disc or audio-visual digital disc that can be played on any available screen (Fakomogbon,
Jolayemi, Omiola and Adebayo, 2012).
Computer in education is an emerging phenomenon in Nigeria educational system. The
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in her 2011 global ICT chart ranked
Nigeria as 112th in the world behind smaller African countries like Mauritius, Botswana,
Kenya, Senegal and South Africa, this position is within the context of ICT integration in
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4. schools. In another report, NEPAD scored the level of students' experience with ICTs and their
proficiency in using them in Africa very low. Fifty-five per cent of students within the continent,
including Nigeria, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Egypt, Gabon, Lesotho,
Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, and Uganda that participated in
the first phase of the NEPAD e-Schools initiative), said they had no experience at all in using
computers.Òbviously typical classroom in Nigeria is dominated by the age-long ‘chalk
-talkpedagogy technique’which renders learners passive;and teaching ineffective against
the learner-centred approach as recommended by National Policy on Education,
(Anulobi,2012).The consequences includes low student interest to learning especially
technology contents which are characterized by technicalities, poor learner motivation
and less appropriate feedback in teaching and learning with attendant poor performance
in examinations, particularly Basic technology.
Academic performance is the result of education, it is the extent to which a student,
teacher, or institution has achieved their educational goals. It is about how students deals
with their studies, cope with academics tasks, and how they fared in the overall school
activities. It is measured in a number of ways such as; oral and written tests;
presentations, assignments, class work, projects and continuous assessment.
There is universal agreement that a major criterion for technological implementation in
schools should be whether such applications actually do improve teaching and indeed
student academic performance. The outcome of every educational activity is determined
by interface of diverse variables in which the use of technology may be embedded. These
include access, teacher preparation ,experience, student background, gender, school type,
school location, curriculum content, and instructional methods.Emerging body of
research on the impact of CAI on academic performance of students with other variables,
such as gender, school location, and school type shows positive outcomes (Yusuf, 2010,
Achuonye, 2011, Onasanya, 2010, Basturk, 2005, and Serin, 2011).Even though there are
quite very few studies that affirms linkage between students academic performance to
school type,literature shows divergent opinions and position.In recent time,students’
examination results in Junior Secondary Certificate Examinations (JSCE/NECO)
specifically students performance in Basic Technology in Sokoto state shows poor
performance. Although poor academic performance as reflected in different examination
results is generic and of great concern to various stake holders in Nigerian educational
system, the need to ponder on what better pedagogic techniques to adopt in order to
remedy these problems is of great necessity and utmost importance.
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5. Statement of the problem
The 21st Century philosophy of teaching and learning is ‘child-centred’ as such;
Computer technology is deployed to compliment the teacher whose role is redefined to be
a’ guide on the side not a sage on the stage’(Yusuf, 2010:6).However, most teachers in
Nigeria are used to the traditional (chalk-talk) method otherwise known as lecture method
of teaching which renders students passive listeners and make teaching ineffective.thus
affecting the students’ academic performance,especially in basic technology.
On the other hand, classroom instruction ineffectiveness,as demonstrated in students
academic performance in Basic Technology in particular, and education in general.may
be ascribed to increase in student /teacher ratio,and increased teachers workload,gives
cause for very serious concern which provided the impetus for the researcher to
investigate the phenomenon. With a view to determining whether CAI can improve
academic performance in basic technology in particular and education generally also to
find out whether school type has bearing on academic performance of students in basic
technology examination..
Purpose of the study
The purpose of this study were:
To find out the Impact of Computer Assisted Instruction on academic performance of
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students in basic technology.
To ascertain differences in academic performance of basic technology between
secondary school students in day school and students in boarding school.
Research Questions
The Questions for this study were as follows:
1. What is the computer assisted instruction on academic performance of students in
basic technology?
2. What is the difference in academic performance of students in Basic Technology,
between secondary school students in day school with those in boarding school?
Hypotheses
The following hypotheses guided the study:
Ho1: There is no significant difference in the academic performance of students between
those taught Basic Technology using CAI and students taught using conventional
method.
Ho2: There is no significant difference on performance of students in Basic
Technology between secondary school students in day school with students in
boarding school.
6. Methods and Procedures
Population of the Study
The population for the study were the Junior Secondary School Students in Sokoto State,
essentially the JSS II students, has a population of eighteen thousand six hundred and
twenty-five (18,625) students out of which two schools were purposively choosen for the
study;Government Day Secondary school (GDSS) Dange in Bodinga educational zone
and Government Secondary School Kware in “Sokoto –North” educational zone located
in the North- Central geography of the state. GDSS Dange has 304 students out of which
220 are male students while,84 are female while, GSS Kware which is an all-boys school
has two hundred and eighty (280) thus, the total number of JSSII students in the two
schools is584.Two intact classes were purposively selected from the two schools, GSS
Kware, served as the control group with 61 male students while GDSS Dange was the
experimental group with 55 female and 54 male students.The study instrument Basic
Technology Performance Test (BATPET) was designed, and its validity established by
experts in the department of science education and curriculum studies,Usmanu Danfodiyo
University, Sokoto.The instrument was also pilot tested at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Model
Secondary School Sokoto; accordingly, a reliability coefficient of 0.76 Cronbach alfa was
established on the SPSS package. Data for the study was collected from a pre-test conducted
after a week of the introduction in the schools to determine the homogeneity of the
sample, i.e. before treatment, also as a post-test after teaching both groups(control and
experimental) for seven weeks each. Descriptive statistics ( mean and standard deviation)
was the statistical tool used to analyse the data obtained from the respondents while,
Independent sample t-test was used to test the hypotheses at significant level of 0.5%
(p<0.05). This level of significance was the basis for which the hypotheses were accepted
or rejected.
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7. Results
Demographics
Table 1.Distribution of respondents by School type.
School type Number Percentage (%)
Day school 109 64.1
Boarding school 61 35.9
Total: 170 100%
Table1.above indicates that out of the 170 students that participated in the study,109 of
them were in Day school i.e. GDSS,Dange while the other 61 students were in boarding
school.i.e. GSS,Kware.
Research Question one: Will computer assisted instruction impact more positively on
academic performance of students in Basic Technology?
To ascertain the impact of CAI on academic performance of students in basic technology,
the basic technology performance test was administered as pre-test and post test,the result
obtained from the analysis of the data obtained is as follows:
Table 2. Mean scores and Standard deviation of respondents in experimental and
control group.
Control Group Experimental group
N Sd Md N À
Sd Md
Pre-test 61 7.13 2.88 2.80 109 7.15 3.70 2.35
Post-test 61 9.93 3.00 109 9.50 3.44
High mean gain in favour of post -test. High mean gain in favour of post -test.
N: Number of respondents, : Mean., Sd: À
Standard deviation., Md:Mean difference.
Table 2. Shows that at pre-test; the control group has a mean score of 7.13 and standard
deviation of 2.88,while at post-test a mean of 9.93 and standard deviation of 3.00 was
recorded this indicate a marginal increase of 2.80.The experimental group had a mean
score of 7.15 and standard deviation of 3.70 at pre-test, and a mean score of 9.50 and
standard deviation of 3.44 at post-test, the experimental group has a 2.45 mean
difference. However, the difference between the mean scores of the control and
experimental group is 0.35 in favour of the control group..
Research Question two: What is the difference in academic performance of students in
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8. Basic Technology, between secondary school students in day school and those in
boarding school?
To answer this research question, the results obtained by the students in day school and
boarding school is interpreted using descriptive statistics as follows:
Table 3. Mean scores and Standard deviation of respondents in experimental and
control group according to School Type.
Control Group Experimental group
Sch.Typ. N Sd Sch.Typ N À
Sd
Pre-test Boarding 61 7.15 2.88 Day 109 7.15 3.70
Post-test Boarding 61 9.93 3.00 Day 109 9.50 3.44
À
N:Number of respondents,: Mean.,Sd: Standard deviation.
Table 3. indicates that at pretest,boarding school students obtained a mean score of 7.13
and standard deviation of of 2.88,while at post-test they scored a mean of 9.93 and
standard deviation of 3.00 representing a rise of 2.80. After treatment, the experimental
group has a mean mean of 7.15 and standard deviation of 3.70 at pre-test and mean of
9.50 and standard deviation of 3.44 at post-test, resulting in a mean difference of +2.35
and standard deviation of +0.70 however, the difference in mean of +0.45 is in favour of
the boarding school students. This outcome suggests that boarding school has more
positive impact on academic performance of students in basic technology than day school
type. However, the level of significance is determined through tests of the hypotheses.
Test of Hypotheses
Two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study,while t-test of independent samples
was used to test the hypotheses on SPSS computer package,the results of the statistical
analyses relating to the Hypotheses is hereby presented:
Hypothesis one Ho1: There is no significant difference on the impact of CAI on academic
performance of students between those taught Basic Technology using CAI with students
taught using traditional method.
The hypotheses were tested using independent t-test statistics as follows:
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9. Table 4.: Difference between students taught Basic technology with CAI and
students taught Basic technology with Traditional method.
Control Group. Experimental. Group.
N Sd. t-cal. t-crit. P N À
Sd. t-cal. P
Pre-test 61 7.13 2.87 0.031 1.645 0.05 109 7.15 3.69 0.031 0.05
Post-test 61 9.93 2.97 109 9.51 3.44 -0.854
N:No. of respondents, : mean score, Sd: À
Standard deviation, p: probability level:
p<0.05
From table 4. above, the experimental group, which is the day school has a mean gain of
0.02 over the control group from the pretest (i.e before treatment),The mean gain
however is not significant at 0.05 probability level and on the t-test critical scale, because
the t-calculated is less than the t-critical also the table shows that the control group has a
mean gain of 0.42 at 0.05 level of significance and however, the t-critical value at 1.65 is
greater than the t-calculated value -0.854 therefore, there is statistically no significant
difference between the academic performance of students taught with CAI and those
taught using traditional method of teaching after treatment, consequently the hypothesis
which says that: There is no significant difference on the impact of CAI on academic
performance of students between those taught Basic Technology using CAI and students
taught using traditional method is hereby retained.
Hypothesis two:Ho2: There is no significant difference on performance of students in
Basic Technology between secondary school students in day school with students in
boarding school.
Table 5. Difference in Basic technology performance based on School type
School type N . Sd t-cal t- À
crit. P
Pre-test Day 109 7.15 3.70 0.31 1.645 0.05
À
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Boarding 61 7.13 2.90
Post-test Day 109 9.50 3.44
Boarding 61 9.90 3.00 -0.854
Total: 170 - -
N:No. of respondents, : mean score, Sd: Standard deviation, p: probability level:
p<0.05
10. Table 5. above Indicates that the Hypothesis which states that:There is no significant
difference on performance of students in Basic Technology between secondary school students in
day school with students in boarding school. is upheld because,the result shows that at 0.05
probability level,boarding students have a mean gain of 0.02 with a t-calculated value of
0.031 , while the critical value is 1.65 which is greater than the calculated value.therefore
confirming the hypothesis.
Discussion of findings
The fact that teaching and learning of basic technology is critical to scientific and
technological development of the nation makes research into the field an imperative. This
study examined the impact of computer assisted instruction and school type on academic
performance of secondary school students in basic technology examination in Sokoto
state with a view to find out whether the use of CAI can better improve students’
academic performance, and to encourage basic technology teachers to embrace the use of
technology in teaching and learning as an effort to align with current global practices.
Research question one sought to find out impact of computer assisted instruction on
performance of secondary students in basic technology examination,evidence (see table
4.) from the study shows that computer assisted instruction has not made impact on
students performance in basic technology,the table shows that the control group has a
higher improvement in their mean score than the experimental group after the tests.This
outcome lends itself with the position that CAI is considered as effective as conventional
teaching method (Jenks & springer,2002) and is inconsistent with other findings such as
Gambari, (2009), Yaki, (2011), and Bello,(2012).The implication of this finding is that
teaching and learning devoid of technology is equally as good with technology despite
established issues such as; being uninteresting, boring and less motivating.
The table shows that at pre-test the control group has a mean score of 7.13 with standard
deviation of 2.88 while at post-test it obtained 9.93 and standard deviation of 3.00 giving
a marginal difference of 2.80,while the experimental group has a mean score of 7.15 and
standard deviation of 3.70 at pretest and mean score of 9.50 and standard deviation of
3.44 a marginal gain of 2.45 for the experimental group, Therefore, the difference
between the control group and experimental group is 0.35 in favour of the control group.
Research question two sought to determine differences in academic performance of
students taught basic technology with computer assisted instruction and those taught
basic technology with traditional method based on school type i.e day and boarding
school as well as school location i.e. urban school and rural school,It revealed that the
boarding school which is located in rural area and is the control group in the study has a
higher mean gain than the day school, this finding is inconsistent with other research
findings Xu,(2009); Owoeye and Yara,(2011), Basturk, (2005) and Serin, (2011),but in
congruence with findings by Adeyemi,(2011),The implication of this finding supports
the view that the day school system, though has its advantages is bedevilled by factors of
distraction, absenteeism and other negative factors that has the potential to negatively
affect students’ academic performance.
The result of hypothesis one indicated ‘there is no significant difference in academic
performance of students taught basic technology in both control and experimental group
although this result departs from past results of similar studies, for instance,Yusuf and
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11. Afolabi, (2010); Onasanya, Fakomogbon, Shehu, and Soetan,(2010); Adeyemi,(2011); in
their studies found out that learning with computer assisted instruction compared with
traditional teaching methods produces higher level of academic performance.The
negative outcome of the study may perhaps be ascribed to students familiarity with
computer hence, its introduction in the classroom could not stimulate their interest, it
could also be that the use of computer to teach the subject matter of basic technology
overwhelmed the students and hence could not positively influence their academic
performance in Basic technology examination,It could also be that the time invested
(seven weeks, precisely) to teach the students was not enough to foster knowledge and
understanding of the basic technology contents.However,the performance of the students
may be predicated on absence of certain conditions of learning,that is required for
effective teaching and learning; these conditions which are both internal and external
(Gagne,1985) include; learners cognitive strategies, intellectual skills and factual or
verbal information.
According to Tunde (2013:145)Gagne and Briggs defined instruction as a set of events
that affects learners in such a way that learning is facilitated by either internal or external
conditions, these conditions are; factual information, Intellectual skills and cognitive
strategies.The major finding,of the study exposed the inability of most of the respondents
to write, read, and understand, this to a large extent may account for the low scores
obtained from the examination,ability to write,read,comprehend and assimilate is an
integral learning condition without which learning goals is not attainable.This position is
supported by the outcome of a study conducted by the United State Agency for
International Development (USAID) in 2011,they studied the reading ability of junior
secondary school students and reading ability of primary school pupils, in some selected
junior secondary and primary schools in Sokoto state their results revealed that; 73% of
the pupils could not read words correctly either in Hausa or English. Another factor that
may have influenced the outcome of this study may be that most of the learners are not
new to computer, they may have been manipulating computers, therefore the use of
computer for this study may not make significant impact on them.The result raises some
questions with regards to research methodology, the learning environment (study setting),
learner’s characteristic /intellectual ability, instrument and duration of treatment for both
groups. This concern is borne out of the fact that several similar studies were in favour of
computer assisted instruction over traditional instruction, However, O.I.W. Jagusah,
(personal communication, 06-02-2014). posits that; ‘Not all research outcome is positive
and not all learning outcome is repeated if they are bad’.Although past studies have
shown that the use of Computer in instruction promotes learning, this study revealed
otherwise; that the use of computer alone cannot deliver,without satisfying other
conditions for learning such as the learners’ intellectual skills which include ability to
read, comprehend and respond to questions relevant to the contents.
Gagne refers to this skill as ‘correct application of knowledge learned’ and cognitive
strategy i.e preparing the learner into new learning situation to be able to make new
learning worthwhile.
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12. Conclusions
In light of the findings, the following conclusions were drawn:
1. The use of technology alone in teaching and learning may not bring about desirable
learning outcome unless some basic teaching and learning conditions are met. These
conditions that are both internal and external includes; learners cognitive strategies,
Intellectual skills, factual information and duration of the process.
2. Technology stimulates interest,attracts and captures more attention but the ability
to recall and relate previous information with new information or skill to be learned
is central to actualizing the learning opportunities provided by the CAI.
3. School mode (i.e day school and bboarding school) has little or no impact on
learning outcome, with or without technology depending on the learning
environment, the cognitive ,and intellectual skills of the learners.
Recommendations
Based on the findings of the study, the following recommendations are made:
1. Notwithstanding the outcome of the study, computer used appropriately, adequately
and wisely, supplements teaching, make learning more interesting,real,and motivating.
Therefore,Nigeria Educational Development and Research Council (NEDRC) should
research into how to develop and create subject based instructional software for all
subjects to encourage the use of computer technology in education.
2. Language and communication skills teachers at all levels must be trained and retrained
through workshops, seminars and conferences to guarantee learners the acquisition of the
rudiments and skills of reading and writing that will facilitate understanding and
assimilation of learning contents.
3. Governments at all tiers must ensure continuous capacity building of teachers and
educators across disciplines most specially in appreciation of current trends and issues in
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education.
4. Secondary school environment whether for day school structure or boarding school
must be made conducive and equipped with ICT tools for enhanced teaching and learning
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