EFFECT OF COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTION ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN BUSINESS STUDIES IN EDO STATE
Keywords:
Academic Achievement, Computer, Instruction, Business StudiesAbstract
The study investigated the effect of computer assisted instruction (CAI) on secondary school students’ academic achievement in business studies in Edo State. Two research questions guided the study and three null hypotheses were formulated and tested at .05 level of significance. The research employed the quasi experimental research design. Eighty seven (87) junior secondary school students were sampled from a population of 13,552 students. The sampled students consisted of 42 students at the treatment group and 45 students in the control group. Treatment group was taught business studies using CAI while the control group was taught using the conventional method. The instrument used for the collection of data was Business Studies Achievement Test (BSAT). The test contained 40 multiple choice questions. The instrument was validated by a team of experts. A reliability co-efficient of 0.75 was obtained for the instrument using KR- 20 formula. The research questions were answered using the mean (X) and standard deviation (SD) while the hypotheses were tested using t-test and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The result revealed that there was a significant difference in the mean score of students using post-test when compared with their pre-test, male and female students had a significant difference in their mean score using computer assisted instruction method. It also showed a significant interaction effect of method and gender. Consequently upon these findings, the following recommendations were made among others, Since students taught with Computer Assisted Instruction method perform better than those taught using conventional method of teaching, the use of CAI method in teaching of business studies should be encouraged and imbibed by teachers of business studies in junior secondary schools in Edo State. Emphasis should be placed on the pedagogy behind the use of CAI by teachers of business studies for the teaching of business studies and other subjects in the educational system.
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