Teachers' Perceptions of the Kwara Learn Educational Tablet Initiative: Examining Usefulness, Ease of Use, and Demographic Influences in Kwara State, Nigeria
1*Saheed Olalekan Yahya, 2Nusirat Bolanle Yusuf, 3Taye Ibrahim & 4Barakat Bose Ibrahim
1*Department of Technology Education, Faculty of Educational Technology, Kwara State University of Education, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. Email: yahya.so@kwasued.edu.ng
2Department of Physical Science Education, Faculty of Science Teacher Education, Kwara State University of Education, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. Email: yusuf.nb@kwasued.edu.ng
3Department of Curriculum & Instruction, School of General Education, Kwara State College of Education (Technical), P.M.B. 01, Lafiagi, Kwara State, Nigeria. Email: artibrahim1440@gmail.com
4Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Educational Science and Leadership, Kwara State University of Education, Ilorin, Nigeria. Email: ibrahim.bb@kwasued.edu.ng
Abstract
This study examined teachers’ perception of the KwaraLEARN Educational Tablet Initiative while adopting descriptive research of the survey method. The target population was all primary school teachers in the ten LGAs using KwaraLEARN educational tablets for teaching in kwara state. Random sampling technique was used to select 879 (522 female and 357 male). Data were collected through validated researcher designed questionnaire. Mean and Standard deviation were used to answer research question 1, research questions 2 to 4 resulted into hypothesis testing (Ho1 to Ho3). Hypotheses 1 and 2 were tested using independent t-test, hypothesis 3 was tested using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). All hypotheses were tested at 0.05 significant level. The findings of the study among others revealed: (i) teachers positive perceptions (Usefulness/Ease of Use) on KwaraLEARN Educational Tablet initiative; (ii) gender influence on teacher’ perception of the use of KwaraLEARN educational tablet initiative, with t(90)=5.199, p < 0.05)in favour of male with higher mean value; (iii) no significant difference in the perceived ease of use of KwaraLEARN educational tablet initiative based on educational qualification. The study concluded that the teachers had positive perception of the (usefulness/ease of use) of the KwaraLEARN educational tablet initiative and gender/teaching experience have influence on teachers’ perception of the use of the educational tablet initiative. It was recommended among others that periodic training should be encouraged among the teachers to bridge the lacuna that exist on the influence of gender and teaching experience on their perception to utilise the KwaraLEARN educational tablet initiative.
Keywords: KwaraLEARN, Educational Tablet, Teaching
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