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Accessing ICT for science teaching in Nigerian schools: whither the role of school library media centre?
(2015-01-26) Aramide, K. A.; Oyewusi, F. O.
Aim: This study investigated ICT usage and the role of SLMCs in Federal Unity Schools in Nigeria in facilitating the usage of ICT by science teachers in Nigeria. Study Design: Survey research design was adopted for the study. Four instruments were used. Methodology: Multistage sampling technique was adopted. Systematic sampling technique was used in selecting the schools for the study while the census technique was used in selecting the respondents. Four research instruments viz: ICT Availability scale (r=0.72), ICT Accessibility scale (r=0.83), ICT Usage (r=0.89) and Role of SLMC Scale (0.75) were used in collecting data. These were complemented with observation checklist. Three research questions were answered. Location of the Study: Science teachers in selected 25 Federal Unity Schools in Nigeria were chosen for the study. Findings: The study revealed low usage of science-based ICT facilities, low level of science-based ICT availability and accessibility as well as poor role of SLMCs in facilitating ICT usage among science teachers in FUSs in Nigeria. Recommendations: The SLMC should be adequately equipped so as to function effectively in providing support efficient ICT usage by science teachers in Nigeria.
Assessment of resource inputs and service delivery in school library media centers in Nigeria: implications for basic and post-basic education
(Nigerian School Library Association, 2013) Aramide, K. A.; Elaturoti, D. F.
Resource inputs into school library media programme have been identified as major determinants of the success of service delivery in School Library Media Centres (SLMCs). The quality of outputs from any system cannot be better than the quality of inputs supplied. Therefore, this study investigated the state of resource inputs provision and service delivery in SLMCs in Nigeria. The study is part of a larger study on the assessment of school library media programme in Nigeria. The sample population for the study comprises of 163 respondents drawn from the participants that participated at the 25th and 26th Annual conferences of the Nigerian School Library Association held at Abeokuta, Ogun State and Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State in year 2010 and 2011 respectively. Four research questions were answered in the study. The instrument of data collection was the questionnaire designed for the study. The trial test of the questionnaire and analysis of responses revealed a reliability coefficient or 0.71 which was considered appropriate for the study. The findings from the study generally revealed a poor state of quality and quantity of resource inputs such as accommodation, learning resource, personnel, and ICT resource into SLMCs in Nigeria. Specifically, the study established a poor state accommodation and space provision in SLMCs in state government owned and privately owned schools in Nigeria. With regards to human resource inputs into SLMCs, the study established a poor state of qualified personnel inputs into SLMCs in Nigeria especially in federal and state government owned schools though privately owned schools fared better in this area. Furthermore, the availability of unbalanced state of learning resources that consist mainly print media was established as the predominant situation in SLMCs in Nigeria. The dearth of computerized library and Internet facility was discovered in SLMCs in government owned schools in Nigeria. The study recommended the need for government and proprietors/proprietresses of schools in Nigeria to be more committed to the various guidelines on the minimum requirements for SLMCs to ensure better learning and teaching environment in schools.
PREDICTORS OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY USAGE AMONG SCIENCE TEACHERS IN FEDERAL UNITY SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA
(2014-11) ARAMIDE, KOLAWOLE AKINJIDE
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has great potential in transforming the traditional and teacher-centred mode of science teaching in schools into a modern and rich student-centred mode; hence, the encouragement of its usage in unity schools across Nigeria. Regardless of its encouragement and adoption in unity schools, the level of its usage among science teachers is still relatively low with negative consequences on the teaching and learning of science subjects. Previous studies on factors attributable to such low usage among science teachers have concentrated more on the relative influence of the predicting factors than their combined effects. This study, therefore, examined the extent to which demographic factors (age, gender, subjects‟ taught, educational qualification, teaching experience and ICT use-experience), computer self-efficacy (CSE), attitude towards ICT, ICT access and existence of school library media centre (SLMC) predicted ICT usage among science teachers in federal unity schools (FUSs) in Nigeria. The study adopted the correlational research design. The multistage sampling procedure was adopted to select 464 science teachers and 25 school library media specialists from 25 selected FUSs in Nigeria. Six instruments were used: ICT Availability Scale (r=0.72), ICT Access Scale (r=0.83), Computer Self-Efficacy Scale (r=0.85), ICT Attitude Scale (r=0.65), ICT Usage Scale (r=0.89) and Role of SLMC Scale (0.75). These were complemented with an observation checklist. Ten research questions were answered and four hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Pearson‟s product moment correlation and multiple regression. Demographic variables, CSE, attitude towards ICT, ICT access and existence of SLMC significantly predicted ICT usage (F (10, 342) = 21.17) and jointly accounted for 36.4% in the total variance of the dependent measure. Their relative contribution were: attitude towards ICT (β= .343, t=4.83), teaching experience (β=-.334, t=5.189), educational qualification, (β=-.275, t=5.26), computer self efficacy, (β=.165, t=2.34) ICT use- experience (β=.130,t=2.53). Observed relationships among the demographic variables and ICT usage were: age (r = -.301), gender (r = -.033), subjects taught (r = -.162), educational qualification (r = -.110), teaching experience (r = -.277) and ICT use- experience (r = .188). ICT usage was significantly positively related with CSE (r = .328), attitude towards ICT (r = .470), ICT access (r = .457) and existence of SLMC (r = .231). Demographic variables, CSE, attitude towards ICT, ICT access, ICT use-experience and existence of SLMC slightly predicted ICT usage among science teachers in federal unity schools in Nigeria. To ensure high level of ICT usage by science teachers and improve the teaching and learning of science subjects in federal unity schools in Nigeria, adequate attention should be given to science teachers‟ demographic variables and other factors considered in the study. In addition, SLMC should be adequately equipped so as to function effectively in providing support for efficient ICT usage by science teachers in Nigeria. Key words: ICT usage and access, Science teachers in Nigerian federal unity schools, School library media centre. Word count: 478

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