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Availability And Utilization Of Computers In Teaching And Learning Of Business Studies
[A CASE STUDY OF SOME SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KAJOLA LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OYO STATE]
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The Ministry of Education (2006) realizes that access to computer
agencies such as NEPAD e-schools programme and the private sector. This
support takes the form of donations of computer hardware from the
corporate world or funding of the acquisition of hardware and software.
However, access to computers could be highly improved if it is the
government’s responsibility to ensure that all schools have computers.
This is because, the private sector cannot be put to task by the
government for its inequitable distribution of the computer resources.
(Murdock & Desberg, 2004).
Utilization of computers by the
teachers and learners of Business Studies in Schools Kiarie (2014) said
that, most basic educational administrators are the classroom teachers
when it comes to the use of teaching resources. Bates (2005) noted that
achieving quality in teaching and learning depends substantially on
making learning resources such as the computer as accessible and
interactive as possible. Bates (1995) also brought out the fact that the
level of organizational support given to a technology is critical to
its long-term success. Changes in administrative structures and
procedures, improves technical support for staff and students, and
additional staff development and training. (Crooks, 2004).
Willoughly & Wood (2008) suggested that computers continue to be
underutilized in many schools. Statistics on access of computers in
schools tell us little about the quality and quantity of learners and
teacher interaction with computers (Jonassen, 2000). There was need to
measure the quality and quantity of use of computers in our schools;
this research aimed at being the starting point as it sought to
ascertain whether computers were available and used by teachers and
learners of Business Studies. Although, computers may have been
available in schools, only a few teacher use them (Kandiri, 2006)
teachers can play a vital role in exposing students to computer
technology by demonstrating how to use it effectively for teaching and
learning. Teachers can only play this role if they are well equipped and
confident that the technology is beneficial (Kiarie, 2014). One purpose
of this study was to find out why other researchers such as Makau (1990
and Osondo, Indoshi & Ongati (2010) concluded that computers are
underutilized even when they are available.
Murdock and Desberg
(2004) found that around the year 1994, computer were being used in the
United State of America for a wide range of activities in schools
including drill and practice or tutorial instructions, promoting writing
and language skills as well as using problem solving software or skills
as well as using problem solving software or learning of programming
language. Initially, there was fear and apprehension of the computer as
disruptive in the developed world such as in the U.S.A. The fears were
thought to be responsible for the limited use of computers in the early
years of implementation in most countries and subjects. (Willoughby
& Wood, 2008). Computers are no longer a new phenomenon and their
use is expected to increase because teachers and learners have been
continuously exposed to their use either in the school or social set
ups. Exposure to computers could be the key to their use in our
educational system in general and in Business Studies in particular
(Kiarie, 2014).
Kiarie (2014) believes that the availability and
use of computers was worth investigating because computers in education
have the capacity of replacing so many teaching technologies such as
flip charts, resource person, textbooks and even to some extent real
events and things. The versatility of the computing technology in
teaching of Business Studies and other subjects is amazing. If only its
availability and application could be well known.
Business Studies Teachers and Learners Attitudes Towards the use of Computers in Schools
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTThe use of computers world over has changed the way we do many things. The integration of computer in teaching and learning has proved to be a worthwhile experiences. This study sought to establish the availability and utilization of computers for teaching and learning Business Studies in public secondary school in Kajola Local Government, Oyo State. The objectives of this research were: (1) To investigate the availability and accessibility of general purpose of computer to teachers and ... Continue reading---
APPENDIX A - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]APPENDIX I SECTION ADemographic data of the respondents 1. Gender: Male ( ), Female ( ) 2. Age range: 15-20years old ( ), 21-26years old ( ), 27-32years old ( ), 33years old and above ( ). ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]Statement of the Problem Usefulness of computers during teaching
and learning process make the work of teachers easier as it helps in
demysifing complex concepts in different subjects. Computers help
students learn better by enhancing their learning environment and
increasing learning resources. Availability of computers to Business
Studies teachers is the first stage in the successful adoption of
computers in teaching the subject in secondary schools (Kiarie, 2014).
This is ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER THREEMETHODOLOGY This chapter described in detail how data was obtained, processed, analyzed and interpreted so as to answer the researcher’s questions. The sub-sections discussed covered the following area: research design, population of the study, sample and sampling techniques, instrumentation, validity of the instrument, reliability of the instrument, procedure for data collection and method of data analysis. Research Design The study adopted descriptive research ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 6 ]CHAPTER FOUR DATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS This chapter focuses on the analysis and presentation of results obtained from the data analyzed. One hundred (100) questionnaires titled “Availability and Utilization of Computers in the Teaching and Learning of Business Studies in Public Secondary Schools in Kajola Local Government, Oyo State. Descriptive statistics of frequency counts and percentage was used to analyze demographic data and respondents’ responses.Descrip ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER FIVE SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS This chapter examined the summary, conclusion and recommendations made from the findings of this study. The findings of this study prepared the basis for the recommendation made so as to provide solutions to making computers available for use to teach and learn Business Studies in Public Secondary Schools in Kajola Local Government, Oyo State. Suggestions made for further studies provided pathways to follow for other researchers to help ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]Ministry of
Education (2006). National Information and Communication Technology
(ICT) strategy for education and training June 2006. Nairobi Government
Printers. Ministry of Information and Communication (2006). National
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) policy. Retrieved on
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http://www.share4der.info/telecontreskb/documents/2651.pdfMurdock,
E. & Desberg, P. (2004). Computers in the Curriculum: Exercise for
integrating technology into instructions. Cal ... Continue reading---
