THE IMPACT OF APPLICATION OF E-LEARNING TO THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF AGRICULTURE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
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THE IMPACT
OF APPLICATION OF E-LEARNING TO THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF AGRICULTURE IN
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
ABSTRACT
Education
today has embraced e-learning to make the learner more
personalized/individualized in his studies. It has brought changes that are
very convenient and flexible to the learner as well as helped to develop skills
and competencies needed in the 21st century to ensure that learners have the
digital literacy skills required in their discipline. To this effect, the
researcher decided to apply the method of e-learning in four selected secondary
schools. A sample of 148 SSI students in Lagos State was selected and grouped
into two experimental and control classes. The students in each group were
categorized into three categories above average, average and below average
according to their performances.
A software
package on two selected topics according to their syllabus was developed and
applied along with a conventional test as research instruments. A 4 week lesson
plan was drawn the experimental class
was taught using the software package while the control class was taught using
the conventional method for both topics.
The t-test
and chi-square (x2) statistical packages were used to test the null hypothesis.
The result showed that the experimented class performed better than the
conventional class, the students that were in the below average category in the
pre-test moved to the average and above average categories.
This has the
implication of transforming the educational standards by providing unlimited
access to knowledge and information to teachers and learners.
CHAPTER ONE
BACKGROUND
OF THE STUDY
I.1 INTRODUCTION
Today, the
society is witnessing a major change in all aspects of life which has affected
our houses, businesses and our educational system. Technology has emerged with
our curriculum to create a learning atmosphere that allows learners to become
more responsible and individualized/personalized in their studies.
The
continuous societal changes denoted a need for the educational system to
embrace these changes. According to Igwe (2005) “development in everyday
language refers to qualitative improvement which is a continuous activity among
human beings” The societal changes have affected the schools, the teachers, the
learners and the disciplines or subjects taught in schools and this have
resulted in the overall curriculum change. All these changes have made it
necessary for educators and learners to adopt in other to meet up with the
demands of the modern society. Therefore the educational system should move
along with the rest of the world as it is a change agent.
Today, it is
necessary for someone to have a basic knowledge of the computer in other to
function properly. This has brought modernization into our educational system
and part of this is the electronic learning.
The launch
of the World Wide Web (www) in 1999 brought a surge of interest in the
possibilities of electronic learning (e-learning). According to Okeke (2007)
“The use of the web as an educational medium was hailed as a major change in
the educational sector. It has given rise to a major form of delivery of
education or as a combined approach with the old conventional method of
classroom based teaching.
E- Learning
is computer enhanced and applies to online lectures, tutorial, performance support system stimulations. It is an
approach to facilitate and enhance learning through both computers and
communication technology. Devices such as personal computers (pc), CD Roms,
televisions, Mp3 players and mobile phones are used. Communication technology
enables the use of the internet and e-mail discussions.
Lee (2004)
noted that the increasing use of internet improved technologies as well as web
based applications, the uses of e-learning in the educational sector are of
immense benefits. As written by Ajelabi (2005), it motives students to operate
modern teaching equipments like microcomputers and other teaching aids like
projectors (overhead and opaque) slides, films etc).
By now, over
a decade of it launch, it is expected that the concept of e-learning should be
clearly defined. Due to attitudinal problems in the use of e-learning for
teaching and learning of disciplines in the school curriculum, there is yet to
be a consensus about what it actually represents. It is important that the
method of teaching and learning should also change to meet with the changing
societal needs.
Based on the
above background, the task before the researcher is to find out the impact of
the application of e-learning on the teaching and learning of Agricultural
science among the senior secondary school students in Okota Isolo / Oshodi Local Government Area
and Ejigbo Development Area of Lagos State.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The school
curriculum has to be responsive to changing societal needs. The students also
have to adapt to these needs and often the effects are noticed on the
performance of students who are usually
the receivers.
In today’s
world, technology has made it necessary to use the various forms of computer
delivered instruction in teaching and learning.
It becomes necessary to study the impact of e-learning on the teaching
e-learning learning of Agricultural science.
1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The purpose
of this study is for the researcher to achieve experimentally the following
objectives:-
a. Assess the effect of the use of e-learning
method on the academic performance of students.
b. Demonstrate the workability of the use of
e-learning method in teaching agricultural science topic.
c. Assess the effect of e-learning method on
students performance as against the use of the conventional method.
1.4SIGNIFICANCE
OF THE STUDY.
The study is
significant in that it gives an insight into the knowledge of using software
packages and its workability on the educational system.
The result
will encourage the teachers to know the benefit of using the alternative method
of teaching to achieve an improved performance. It will create an awareness to
the teacher and the student on the possibility of using e-learning
approach.
1.5 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The research
is aimed at answering the following questions:-
1. Does the academic performance of the
students depend on the method of teaching?
2. Does the performance of students taught with
e-learning differ from those taught with the conventional method?
3. Is there any difference between the
performance of boys and girls taught with the e-learning method?
1.6 HYPOTHESIS
The
following hypothesis have been postulated for testing:-
1..H0IThere
is no statistically significant difference in the academic performance of
students taught with e-learning facilities and those taught with the
conventional method.
2. Ho2The
students academic performance is independent on the method of teaching
3.H03 :
These is no statistically significant difference in the performance of boys and
girls taught with the e-learning method.
1.7 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
For the
purpose of this research and the successful application of the e-learning
facilities, the scope is one hundred and forty eight (148) SS1 students made up
of forty (40) each from Ostra Heights school and Hopebay College, both in
Okota, Isolo/ OShodi Local Government Area of Lagos State while thirty five
(35) students came from Kings Palace school and thirty three (33) students came
from Hill Crest college both in Ejigbo Development Council.
1.8 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
The
researcher was limited by finance both for transportation to the schools and
production of the instructional package. Also time for the study was limited.
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