Appraisal of availability and extent of utilization of computer – based resources in teaching and learning of Geography in Colleges of Education, Niger State

Abstract

The study examined the “Appraisal of Availability and Extent of Utilization of Computer-Based Resources in Teaching and Learning of Geography in Colleges of Education, Niger State.” This study employed descriptive survey design approach. A sample of 300 students and seventeen 17 lecturers from Geography Education Departments of the two colleges of Education in Niger State were used for the study. A multi stage sampling techniques was used to get the sample .instrument namely “Computer-Based Resources Questionnaire for Lecturers (CBRQL)” and “Computer-Based Resources Questionnaire for Students (CBRQS) were developed by the researcher to illicit responses from Geography lecturers and students. The instrument, (CBRQL and CBRQS)” were validated by four experts in Federal University of Technology, Minna, two from Geography Department and the other two from Education Technology Department. The reliability coefficient of 0.74 and 0.86 respectively were obtained using Cronbach-alpha method. Six research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. Research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation while Man Whitney U test statistics was used to test the hypotheses. The findings revealed that Colleges of Education in Niger State had few geography computer-based resource packages in their computers for teaching and learning of geography, findings further shared that there was very minimal utilization of Geography Computer-based resources by Geography lecturers and students of both Colleges of Education. Though, the lecturers and students were competent in the use of computer technology tools. In the light of this, it was recommended among others that Government should collaborate with Non-Governmental Organizations such as School Net Nigeria (SNNG) to establish computer supply program that will ensure regular and adequate provision of computer technology tools and other necessary accessories to all Colleges of Education in Nigeria.