Relationship Between Teachers Self-Efficacy Application Package And Classroom Practice Among Senior Secondary Schools In Zaria Metropolis, Kaduna State Nigeria.

Abstract

This study focused on the relationship between teachers self-efficacy application package in Microsoft Word and classroom practices insenior secondary school in Zaria zone, Kaduna state. Four objective, research question and hypothesis were formulated to guide the study. Descriptive Survey research design was employed. The participants of the study consist of 293 male and 203 female (494) senior secondary schools teachers' in Zaria zone. 214 teachers were randomly sampled using Kreejie and Morgan sampling procedure. Instrument for data collection was validated by four experts from three Departments in ABU, Zaria. Thereafter, instrument was pilot tested at Government Girls Day Senior Secondary School Samaru Zaria, a reliability coefficient of 0.720 was established using Cronbatch Alpha. Questionnaire was administered and data collected thereafter were analyzed using descriptive statistics of frequency and simple percentage for analyzing demographic data, while mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions. Hypothesis was tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC). The findings revealed that there is a positive relationship between teachers' computer application package self-efficacy in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Internet and classroom practice. It also indicates that if the teachers' selfefficacy increases, classroom practice will also increase. Moreover, the research found that those teachers with high levels of computer application package self-efficacy do not necessarily teach using computers. Based on these findings it is recommended that teachers should be given inservice professional development training on the use of computer application package to improve their classroom practice