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Babatunde Alabi Alege and Stephen Olufemi Afolabi
Goshit, (2006) predicted that ICT application and use will prove beneficial in improving Nigeria's
educational system and giving students a better education. A technologically-advanced workforce will
lead to ICT growth in Nigeria, with the potential to improve military technology and
telecommunications, media communications, and skilled ICT professionals who will be well-equipped
to solve IT problems in Nigeria and other parts of the world.
4. Methodology
The research design used for the study is a descriptive survey design. Five hundred and sixty two
(562) Secondary school teachers from public and private schools were selected by using
proportionate random sampling from the six states that comprised the Southwest zone of Nigeria. Five
hundred and fifty (550) teachers eventually participated in the study. Their basic statistics include 58%
females and 42% males with varying educational qualifications and working experiences. The
instrument used was questionnaire. Two types were used. The first one was adopted from Computer
Attitude Questionnaire developed by Knezek & Miyashita, 1994, consisting of twenty two items which
was used to produce a measure of the teachers’ attitude to computer/Internet. The second was
adapted from a survey developed by Damiraslan and Usluel (2005) which had been used in earlier
research studies and had an established content validity. It consisted of four sections to collect
information on demography, computer application, frequency of use and barriers to integration of
computer applications as an instructional tool. The instrument was administered on the respondents
by the researchers during teacher training sessions and workshops. This enabled them to collect
nearly all the questionnaires.
5. Data analysis
Collected surveys were analyzed using simple percentages.
Table 1: Demographic analysis of Teachers’ Experience
Computer
Experience
1-5 years 6-10 years 11-15 years 16-20 years >20 years
42.6% 25.7% 23.3% 10.8.% 7.6%
Background information of the teachers included computer experiences of participants. (58%).
percent of the teachers responding to the survey were females. Their teaching experience varied from
1-5 years to over 15 years. (Table 1.) Only 7.6% of the teachers indicated that they had experience
with computers more than 20 years, while 42.6% of teachers indicated 1-5years of computer
experience.
5.1 Research Question 1
What are the attitudes of teachers toward the use of Computer/Internet as teaching tools in Southwest
Nigeria?
Table 2: Teachers’ Attitude towards the use of Computer/Internet as teaching tools
Computer/Internet Attitude YES% NO%
1 I enjoy doing things on a computer. 21 79
2 I am tired of using a computer. 23.5 76.5
3 I will be able to get a good job if I learn how to use a computer. 45.3 54.7
4 I concentrate on a computer when I use one. 46.2 53.8
5 I enjoy computer games very much. 26 74
6 I would work harder if I could use computers more often. 45.1 54.9
7 I think that it takes a long time to finish when I use a computer. 34.9 65.1
8 I know that computers can give me opportunities to learn many new things. 87.4 12.6
9 I can learn many things when I use a computer. 46.8 53.2
10 I enjoy lessons on the computer. 67.5 32.5
11 I believe that the more often I use computers, the more I will enjoy school. 78 22
12 I believe that it is very important for me to learn how to use a computer. 84 16
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