IMPACT OF COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTIONS ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN SOCIAL STUDIES IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA
IMPACT OF COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTIONS ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN SOCIAL STUDIES IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA
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2012-08
Authors
ONUIGBO, Chibuzo Clara
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Abstract
The current teacher-centred and textbook bound classroom instructional
techniques in use for the teaching of social studies requires adjustment to
embrace new technology in form of information and communication
technology (ICT) as enshrined in the social studies curriculum for junior
secondary school 1-3. This will enhance students’ performance at the junior
secondary school social studies examination. To address the above issue,
Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) has been recommended by the Federal
Ministry of Education to be included in the teaching of social studies to
improve students’ performance hence the study. To carry out the study, six
research questions were posed in line with the purpose of the study. Also, six
hypotheses guided the study and were tested at 0.05 level of significance.
Three hypotheses were rejected and the other three were accepted. The design
of the study was quasi-experimental design. Specifically, pre-test, post-test,
non equivalent group design was used. The population of the study was all the
JSSI students in Public Junior Secondary Schools in Enugu State, Nigeria. The
students’ population stood at 6383. From this population, eight co-educational
Junior Secondary Schools with a population of 806 female students and 676
male students were purposively sampled for the study. The choice of the
schools was because, they share similar characteristics like having adequate
computer sets and qualified Social Studies teachers who were computer
compliant. Four schools were randomly selected and assigned for
experimental group while the remaining four schools were randomly selected
and assigned for control group. The total sample used was 1,482 students.
Data collection was carried out using Social Studies Achievement Test
(SSAT) after exposing the students to the treatments. The instrument was
developed by Examination Development Centres, Enugu, Awka, Abakaliki
and Umuahia 2004-2007 and the questions relating to physical environment
were lifted from them on permission. The reliability of the instrument was
0.73. The data collected were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, T-test
and ANOVA which were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Among the
findings of the study are: students taught Social Studies with CAI performed
better than those taught using conventional method, and that boys and girls
alike taught Social Studies with CAI performed well equally. Based on the
findings, CAI is indispensable if the teaching and learning of Social Studies is
to be effective and meaningful. Recommendations were made which included
that Teachers should be computer literate, and that Enugu State Government
should encourage and liaise with stakeholders in the state to provide well
equipped computer laboratories in all secondary schools in the state among
others.
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A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE POST-GRADUATE
SCHOOL, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL
FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF
DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN CURRICULUM AND
INSTRUCTION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA, NIGERIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION AND
CURRICULUM
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
Keywords
COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTIONS,, ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE,, SOCIAL STUDIES IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA