Internet and Data Processing Skills Needed by Teachers of Business Studies in Boarding Secondary Schools in Ebonyi State (Published)
This study identified the Internet and Data Processing Skills Needed by Teachers of Business Studies in Boarding Secondary Schools in Ebonyi State. Four research questions and three null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey design and focused on boarding secondary schools in Ebonyi State. The population of the study comprised all the 157 business studies teachers in the 31 boarding secondary schools in Ebonyi State. There was no sampling because the population was relatively small. The instrument for data collection was structured questionnaire developed by the researcher on the ICT skills. The ICT skills questionnaire was face validated by three experts from Ebonyi State University, 3 from business education and two from measurement and Evaluation. The reliability of the questionnaire was determined using Cronbach Alpha reliability procedure. The entire questionnaire instrument yielded an alpha 0.84 which shows that the instrument was reliable for the study. Data was analyzed using mean and standard deviation for the research questions while the hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using t-test and analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The finding of the study revealed that business studies teachers in boarding secondary schools needed Internet skills and data processing skills to a very high level. In addition, the null hypotheses which stated that there is no significant difference in the mean response of business studies teachers based on their gender and qualification on ICT skills needed by business studies teachers were accepted. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that business studies teachers should be trained on the use of Information and Communication Technology skills so that teaching with ICT facilities will be their task.
Keywords: ICT, Information and Communication Technology, Internet, Skills, business studies, data processing
Effects of Information and Communication Technology (Ict) Application on Academic Achievement of Students in Christian Religious Studies in Cross River State (Published)
This study investigates the effects of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) application on academic achievement of students in Christian Religious Studies (CRS). This was necessitated by the fact that so much has been said about the use of ICT in Science-based subjects but little, if any is known about the role of ICT in the teaching and learning of CRS. The research design adopted for the study is a quasi-experimental, randomized pretest-posttest experimental design. Eight (8) public secondary schools and eighty (80) Senior Secondary School One (SSS1) students in Cross River State were selected by stratified random sampling technique. Three research questions were answered and three null hypotheses were posited and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The research instruments used for the study is Sample Selection Pre-test 1 and 2 (SSPT1&2), Projected Video Package (PVP) and ICT Facility Observation Checklist (ICT-FOC). The gathered data are analyzed according to research questions and research hypotheses using mean percentage, standard deviation and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). The findings of the study indicate that students taught using the Projected Video Package (PVP) performed better than those taught using the Conventional Instructional Strategy (CIS) in CRS; the male students revealed higher level of achievement compared to the female students; urban students that were taught using PVP performed better than those taught using CIS. Based on the findings, we recommend that educational authorities should train CRS teachers on the use of ICT in the classroom to enhance students understanding of the basic themes in Christian Religious Studies.
Keywords: Academic Achievement, Information and Communication Technology, Media Availability