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Assessment of the Methods of Teaching Computer Studies and Its Impact on the Academic Performance of Secondary School Students in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State

Assessment of the Methods of Teaching Computer Studies and Its Impact on the Academic Performance of Secondary School Students in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State

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Assessment of the Methods of Teaching Computer Studies and Its Impact on the Academic Performance of Secondary School Students in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State

Chapter One

Purposeย ofย theย Study

The major purpose of the study is anย Assessment of the methods of teaching computer studies and itโ€™s impact on the academic performance of secondary school students.ย Theย studyย specificallyย soughtย toย determine:

  1. the funding strategies for improving the teaching of computer studies in secondary school in Awgu local government area of Enugu State.
  2. the strategies for improving the availability and quality of instructional facilitiesrequired for the teaching of computer studies in secondary school in Awgu local government area of Enugu State.
  3. the strategies for improving teaching methodology required for the teaching of computer studies in secondary school in Awgu local government area of Enugu State.
  4. the strategies for improving the availability and quality of human resources required for the teaching of computer studies in Awgu local government area of Enugu State.

CHAPTERย II

REVIEWย OFย RELATEDย LITERATURE

The review of literature of this study was organized under the following sub-ย headings:

  1. Conceptual Framework
  2. Theoretical Framework
  3. Related Empirical Studies

Conceptualย Framework

Likeย everyย institution,ย secondaryย educationย isย facedย withย theย challengesย ofย deliveringย educationalย servicesย inย theย growingย digitalย competitiveย world.ย Weย areย inย anย eraย ofย globalizationย whereย theย freeย flowย ofย informationย isย madeย possibleย throughย theย useย ofย theย internetย andย satellite.ย Itย becomesย imperativeย thatย aย developingย countryย likeย Nigeriaย should join the bandwagon of digitalization by improving Computer studies in secondaryย schools.ย Toย achieveย thisย objective,ย theย Federalย Governmentย decidedย toย introduceย Computer studies into the nationโ€™s secondary school system by setting up a committee onย Computer studies.ย According to Philip and Josiah (2003), the functions of the committeeย on Computer studies includes planning for a dynamic policy on Computer studies andย literacy in Nigeria as well as devising clear strategies and terminologies to be used by theย Federal and State Governments introducing Computer studies.ย The general objectives ofย the policy therefore include, bring about a computer literate society in Nigeria by theย mid-1990sย andย enableย presentย schoolย childrenย toย appreciateย andย useย the computer inย variousย aspectsย ofย lifeย andย inย future employmentย (Philipย andย Josiah,ย 2003).

According to Philip and Josiah, other objectives include ensuring that the generalย populaceย appreciatesย theย impactย ofย informationย andย computerย technologyย onย todayโ€™sย society,ย theย importanceย ofย itsย effectiveย use,ย andย theย technologiesย thatย process,ย manage,ย andย communicateย theย information.ย Lastlyย isย toย ensureย thatย theย peopleย ofย Nigeriaย knowย how to use and program computers, develop software packages, understand the structureย and operation of computers and their history, and to appreciate the economic, social andย psychologicalย impactย ofย theย computer.ย Accordingย toย them,ย theย modalitiesย andย theย strategies for achieving the stated objectives includes, training teachers and associatedย personnel,ย procurementย ofย hardwareย facilities,ย curriculumย development,ย softwareย developments and evaluation as well as maintenance of hardware and peripherals (Philipย and Josiah,ย 2003).

Itย is therefore necessary to note thatย creativeย andย adaptable strategies areย neededย toย upsetย theย likelyย riskย ofย notย achievingย theseย statedย objectives.ย Aย strategyย isย thereforeย defined as a framework of decision which provides basis for more detail planning.ย Everyย strategy mustย beย realistic and attainable.ย Justย likeย theย above mentionedย strategies:ย areย they realistic and attainable, what are obstacles to it attainment.ย The improvement ofย computerย studiesย mustย beย matchedย withย adequateย funding,ย instructionalย facilities,ย appropriateย teachingย methodologyย andย humanย resourcesย requiredย forย teachingย andย learningย ofย computerย studies.

Adequateย fundingย isย expedientย forย ensuringย properย improvementย ofย computerย studies at primary andย post primary school in Nigeria.ย According toย Ayoguย (2003),ย computer study is costly.ย Many strategies have to be put in place to finance computerย studies.ย Ayogu however emphasized that such strategies for raising fund for computerย studiesย couldย comeย fromย government, private sectors,ย community andย or endowments.ย Theย worldย isย growingย soย complicatedย inย scienceย andย technologyย thatย weย needย toย buckleย up toย theย challengesย inย this digitalย age heย concluded.

Withoutย adequateย instructionalย facilityย likeย theย computer,ย meaningfulย learningย cannotย takeย place.ย Noย oneย canย be computerย literate withoutย operating the computerย (Ayogu, 2008).ย The computer can be applied for instruction in two distinct ways namely:ย Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) and Computer Managed Instruction (CMI) (Obineli,ย 2008).ย Accordingย toย Nworguย (2008),ย CAIย isย aย programย ofย instructionย orย packageย presentedย asย computerย softwareย forย instructionalย purpose.ย Heย furtherย statedย thatย theย useย of CAI has been found to make teaching and learning efficient, most effective, easier andย lessย cumbersomeย sinceย itย presentย conceptsย inย suchย organizedย mannerย thatย makesย forย greater clarity and easier understanding.ย On the other hand, Nworgu states that CMI is aย programย ofย instructionย whereย theย computerย recordsย theย learnersย experienceย andย interests.

According to Obineli (2008) the computer takesย the place of the guidance counselor inย CAIย whileย inย CMI;ย theย guidanceย counselorย managesย theย teachingย learningย processย withย theย aid ofย theย computer.

Computerย Studiesย inย Secondaryย School

The need for computer studies in secondary schools is enormous.ย The world is aย global village, information dissemination is done in seconds, and offices are tuning into aย paper-less office (Edhuze, 2003).ย All these could be attributed to digitalization, which isย facilitatedย byย informationย andย communicationย technologyย devicesย suchย asย computer,ย internet, fax, global system of mass communication (GSM) or mobile phone and satellitesย (Usoroh, 2008).ย This digitalization can only be made useful when a society is computerย literate and the changes of becoming a computer literate society is through Computerย studiesย taughtย mainlyย inย secondaryย schools.ย Thisย isย aย majorย challengeย toย schools,ย becauseย it is their responsibility to graduate students who can fit into the information age.ย It canย therefore be saidย thatย computer literacy is needed in aย society likeย ours if weย wantย to beย part ofย thisย globalย consumerย ofย ICT.

In a move to help Nigerians overcome backwardness in computer and digital know-how, many spirited Nigerians has mapped out strategies for helping its citizens become computer literate. Such bold steps will help close the narrow gap between Nigeria and developed countries. Inline with this, he further noted that, computer literacy and IT knowledge offers room for self employment since a trained computer literate person could end up operating a business center become a programmer or even a tele- engineer. For those that are going into business, it can also aid them in the area of speed, data keeping, accuracy and information processing. Today, one of the fundamental demands in many established interviews for job seeker is computer literacy skill. Many people have failed to secure jobs which they are qualified for only for lack of knowledge and skills in computer operations (Ayogu, 2008).

 

CHAPTERย III

ย METHODOLOGY

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This chapter presents the procedure adopted for this study under the followingย sub-headings;

Designย ofย theย Study

This study adoptedย a survey research design. A survey research designย accordingย to Osuala (2001) centers on individual and their opinion, belief, motivation and behavior.ย Theย designย wasย consideredย suitableย sinceย theย studyย willย solicitย informationย fromย principals, vice principalsย andย teachersย inย secondary schoolsย inย Egorย Localย Governmentย Areaย inย Edoย Stateย whereย computer studiesย isย taught.

Populationย forย theย Study

The population for the study comprise of 282 respondents which includes 118ย principals, 118ย vice principalsย andย 46 computerย studiesย teachersย from the one hundredย and eighteen secondary schools in Awgu local government area of Enugu Stateย .

CHAPTERย IVย 

PRESENTATIONย ANDย ANALYSISย OFย DATA

Thisย chapterย presentsย theย resultย ofย theย dataย analysisย forย theย study.ย Theย presentationsย wereย organizedย accordingย toย theย researchย questionsย andย nullย hypothesesย formulated toย guideย the study.

CHAPTERย V

SUMMARY,ย CONCLUSIONย ANDย RECOMMENDATIONS

This chapter presents the summaries of the statement of the problem proceduresย adopted in conducting the study and major findings of the study. Also presented in theย chapter are conclusion, recommendations based on the findings of the study, implicationsย ofย the findingsย andย suggestionsย forย furtherย studies.

Summaryย ofย Findings

Based onย the data collectedย andย analyzed, the following major findingsย of theย study on THE Assessment of the methods of teaching computer studies and itโ€™s impact on the academic performance of secondary school students in Awgu local government area of Enugu Stateย are:

  1. Ten strategies on the ways for improving the funding of computer studies were instrong agreement with the opinions of the respondents (principals, vice principalย andย teachers).ย Thisย wasย withย meansย rangingย fromย 19ย โ€“ย 4.24.
  2. A total of 10 items were considered as what should be the strategies for improvingthe availability and quality of instructional facilities required for the teaching ofย computerย studiesย inย secondaryย schoolsย inย Awgu local government area of Enugu State. They were in agreement with the opinions of theย respondentsย withย meansย rangingย 89 โ€“ย 4.14.
  3. Alltheย 15ย itemsย onย theย strategiesย forย improvingย theย teachingย methodologiesย required for the teaching of computer studies were agreed to as important by theย respondentsย withย meansย rangingย fromย 98ย โ€“ย 4.28.
  4. All the eight items on improving the availability and quality of human resourcesrequired for the teaching of computer studies were agreed to by the respondents asย importantย withย meansย rangingย fromย 15ย โ€“ 4.25.
  5. Therewasย noย significantย differenceย inย theย meanย ratingsย ofย principals,ย vice-ย principalsย andย teachersย onย theย strategiesย forย improvingย theย fundingย strategiesย required forย theย teachingย of computer
  6. Therewasย noย significantย differenceย inย theย meanย ratingsย ofย principals,ย vice-ย principalsย andย teachersย onย theย strategiesย forย improvingย theย availabilityย andย qualityย ofย instructionalย facilitiesย requiredย forย theย teachingย ofย computer
  7. Therewasย noย significantย differenceย inย theย meanย ratingsย ofย principals,ย vice-ย principals and teachers on the strategies for improving the teaching methodologiesย required forย theย teachingย of computer
  8. Thereisย noย significantย differenceย inย theย meanย responseย ofย principals,ย vice-ย principalsย andย teachersย onย theย strategiesย forย improvingย theย availabilityย andย qualityย of human resources required for the teaching of computer studies in secondaryย schools in Edo

Conclusion

The study concludes that there are some basic strategies that could be adopted inย order to improve the teaching of computer studies in secondary schools in Awgu local government area of Enugu State. The study is of the view thatย computer studies shouldย provide sound basis for further training inย computer science atย the tertiary level of education thus should be relied upon to enable students acquire theย basic skills and knowledge needed to either secure a job and earn a living or to pursueย furtherย studiesย inย the areaย computerย andย informationย science.

Evidence from the study also revealed that funding strategies for computer studiesย couldย beย usedย inย improvingย theย teachingย ofย computerย studiesย inย secondaryย schools.ย Itย isย alsoย foundย thatย strategiesย forย improvingย theย availabilityย andย supplyย ofย instructionalย facilitiesย asย wellย asย teachingย methodologiesย strategiesย couldย beย usedย toย enhanceย theย teaching of computer studies in secondary schools. It is evident in the study that whenย studentsย areย adequatelyย trainedย underย anย improvedย learningย environmentย whereย instructional facilities are provided and qualified teachers engaged for the services ofย teaching and learning applying by proper teaching techniques there is no doubt that theย performance of students in computer studies will improve considerably, and as such theyย are bound to develop a remarkable interest in computer studies and develop the necessaryย skillsย requiredย toย secureย andย succeedย in theย workplace.

Recommendations

The following recommendationsย wereย made based onย the findings of the studyย and theย implicationsย ofย the study:

  1. School administrators (Education Secretaries and Principals) should ensure thatcomputer teachers are sponsored on retraining programmes at least twice a yearย through workshops, seminars and conferences to enable them learn the modernย technologicalย skillsย inย their chosenย fieldย of
  2. Theschoolย administratorsย shouldย asย aย matterย ofย urgencyย liaseย withย privateย sectorsย toย provideย computersย andย otherย instructionalย materialsย neededย forย teaching ofย computer
  3. Parents through the PTA and other major stakeholders of our education shouldassistsย ourย secondaryย schoolsย byย donatingย instructionalย facilitiesย likeย laptons,ย desktop computers, multimedia, generating sets, internet etc to enable studentsย practiceย and acquire theย skillsย of

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