Educational Technology and Students Academic Performance in Health Training Institutions in Cross River State, Nigeria (Published)
The main purpose of this study was to investigate relevance of educational technology and student’s academic performance in health training institutions in Cross River State, Nigeria. To achieve the purpose, five hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Literature related to the variables of the study were reviewed accordingly. Survey research design was adopted for the study. Population of study were students of five health institutions across the state, (males and females). The sampling technique used were the random and accidental sampling techniques. A sample of three hundred (300) respondents were selected for the study. Questionnaire was the main instrument used for data collection. The instrument was subject to face validation by the thesis supervisor, experts in measurement and evaluation in Faculty of Education. The cronbach Alpha reliability method was applied to determine the reliability of instrument. Three hundred (300) copies of questionnaire were administered to the respondents on face to face basis. At the end of the exercise, all copies of the questionnaire were successfully retrieved (100% return). The hypotheses were tested with the statistical package of social sciences (SPSS) version 20 at 0.5level of significance. The results revealed that computer services, e-learning facilities, internet services, significantly influence the academic performance of students in health training institutions. Recommendations and suggestions for further study were made.
Keywords: Cross River State, Educational Technology, Institutions, Nigeria, performance in health training, students’ academic
Assessment of Belief, Family size and utilization of insecticide treated nets among pregnant women in Southern Zone of Cross River State, Nigeria (Published)
The study Assess utilization of insecticide treated net among pregnant women in Southern Zone of Cross River State, Nigeria. For the purpose of this study to be achieved, two research questions were posed and converted into two null hypotheses, which were tested at 0.05 level of significance. There was a detailed review of related literature on the variables of the study. Survey research design was employed in the study. Accidental sampling technique was adopted in selecting the health facilities used for the study while the systematic random sampling technique was adopted in selecting the seven hundred and forty-one respondents used for the study. A structured questionnaire was the instrument utilized for data collection. The instrument was subjected to validity by relevant experts. Cronbach alpha method was employed to establish the reliability of the research instrument. To test the various hypotheses that were formulated for the study, Pearson product moment correlation statistics were utilized for analysis of data. The result obtained from data analysis and hypotheses testing in the study revealed that; There was no significant relationship between belief and utilization of insecticide treated nets among pregnant women. The implication of this finding is that pregnant women in the study area believe in the efficacy of insecticide treated nets, which is influencing the utilization positively. Family size significantly influences utilization of insecticide treated nets among pregnant women. The implication of this finding is that pregnant women with large families will continue to experience low utilization of insecticide treated nets except their economic status improve while pregnant women from small family sizes utilize insecticide treated nets... It was further recommended that relevant government agencies should ensure that pregnant women from low income groups be assisted to own insecticide treated net(s) in order to enable them utilize such nets as a means of preventing malaria.
Keywords: Cross River State, Family Size, Nigeria, Pregnant Women, Southern Zone, assessment of belief, insecticide treated nets