Awareness and Usage of E-Books among Pre-Service Science and Technology Education Teachers in College of Education in Minna, Niger State.

Abstract

This study examined awareness and usage of e-book among pre-service Science and Technology Teachers in Colleges of Education, Minna, Niger State. Two research questions were formulated and answered in the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 300 pre-service teachers. Instrument used for data collection was Awareness and Usage of e-book Questionnaire (AUeQ) developed by the researchers. Items in the instrument were subjected to face and content validity and a reliability coefficient of 0.71 was obtained using Cronbach’s alpha formula. Data collected was analyzed using mean and standard deviation. Findings from the study revealed that pre-service teachers in Colleges of Education Minna are aware of the existence of e-books but have negative attitudes towards its usage. It was however, recommended that institutions of higher learning should equip their libraries with modern technological tools and ICT devices necessary such as the computer hardware, software and applications like the e-books and reliable internet service to support optimal usage of e-books