The utilization of 21st century ICT Tools in Teaching and Learning of Technology and Vocational Courses in a Nigerian Public University
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https://doi.org/10.37134/jrpptte.vol14.2.5.2024Keywords:
ICT tools, Learning, teaching, Technology and Vocational Education, 21st Century, utilizationAbstract
This study investigates the use of ICT hardware and software applications in the teaching and learning of Technology and Vocational Education courses in a public university in Nigeria. Increasing trend of virtual learning facilitated by cutting-edge ICT tools and the the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the educational sector in Nigeria, underscore the importance of assessing their utilization in Technology and Vocational Education (TVE) to better prepare graduates for the global labor market. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for carrying out this study. Four research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. Simple random sampling was used to select 265 respondents that consist of 240 students and 25 lecturers. Data collected were analysed by SPSS Version 25 using mean and standard deviation for the research questions. The null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using t-test statistic. The findings of the study revealed that: Hard drives are under-utilized in storing students’ data, projectors are not used for presentation/delivery of lectures, computers are not used to assess students’ response/performance, utilization are correspondingly low.
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