EFFECT OF COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTION ON PERFORMANCE OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
EFFECT OF COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTION ON PERFORMANCE OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
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2015-09
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ABUBAKAR, Sa’adu, Zailani
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Abstract
The study established the Effect of Computer Assisted Instruction on Performance of
Senior Secondary School Students in Agricultural Science in Kaduna State, Nigeria.
Four specific objectives and four research questions were stated, while four null
hypotheses were formulated and tested for the study. The objectives included; to
determine the effect of using CAI and conventional method for teaching Agricultural
Science and to determine the effect of using CAI and conventional method for
teaching Agricultural Science on performance in objective test in senior secondary
schools in Kaduna state. The research design adopted for the study was quasi pre-test
and post-test experiment. The population of the study was 1,521 first year senior
secondary school students of the nine senior secondary schools that have computer
laboratories in Kaduna state, offering agricultural science. Ninety senior secondary
students from three selected schools in the three senatorial zones in Kaduna state
were used as the sample. The experimental group was exposed to Computer Assisted
Instruction package, while the control group was taught the same topic using
conventional method. Twenty multiple choice questions and two essay questions in the
Agricultural Science Achievement Test. Instrument with a reliability coefficient of
0.89 was used to collect data. Data were analyzed using mean, and standard
deviation to answer the research questions and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was
used to test the null hypotheses. Null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of
significance. The findings of the study showed that, there was a significant difference
between the pre-test and post-test result in the objective test. Similarly, the study
revealed that there was a significant different between the pre-test and port-test result
of the essay test for agricultural science students. There was a significant difference
in the post-test experimental group in zone II compared with zone 1 and zone III. It
was concluded that Computer Assisted Instruction significantly enhanced the
performance of students in Agricultural Science because those students taught using
CAI performed significantly better than those taught using conventional teaching
method in agricultural science. Among the four recommendations made was that
agricultural science teachers should be trained in the use of computer packages in
teaching agricultural sciences through workshops, seminars and induction courses to
be organized by the Ministry of Education.
Description
A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE
STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA. IN PARTIAL
FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF
MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION.
DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION,
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA - NIGERIA
Keywords
EFFECT,, COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTION,, PERFORMANCE,, SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS,, AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE,, KADUNA STATE,, NIGERIA