Assessment of Availability and Utilization of Electronic Media Resources in Teaching English Language in Senior Secondary Schools in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Assessment of Availability and Utilization of Electronic Media Resources in Teaching English Language in Senior Secondary Schools in Kaduna State, Nigeria.
ABSTRACT
The research was carried out to assess the availability, and utilization of electronic media resources in teaching and learning of English language in senior secondary schools in Kaduna State, Nigeria.
The study was carried out with four objectives among which are to: examine the availability of electronic media resources used in teaching English language in senior secondary schools in Kaduna State.
Identify the various types of electronic media resources used in teaching English language in senior secondary schools in Kaduna state.
Four corresponding research questions were raised and answer while four null hypotheses were formulated and tested in the study. Relevant and related literatures were reviewed on the key variables of the study.
The research adopted survey design the population of the study was 3895 comprising of 152 English language teachers and 3743 SS II students. A sample size of 350 were drawn from the population and used as respondents. Purposive and random sample techniques were adopted to draw the sample.
Two sets of questionnaire were developed and administered on the two categories of respondent‟s teachers and students. These instruments were validated by the researcher‟s supervisors before it was pilot tested which showed a reliability values of 8.88 and 0.94 respectively.
Data collected were analysed with SPSS version 20. The demographic characteristics of the respondents were analysed using frequency counts, percentages and mean response to answer the research questions.
The hypotheses were tested using Chi-square at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that most of the required electronic media resources for the teaching and learning of English language were not available in the senior secondary schools Kaduna State.
It was also found that the level of awareness of usage of available electronic media resources was very low. The study also revealed that most of the required electronic media resources for the teaching and learning English language were not available in the schools.
In view of the findings from the study, it was concluded that there are no adequate supplies of various electronic media resources that can be used in the teaching of English language in secondary schools within the study area.
The study recommended among others that ministry of education should as a matter of urgent importance provide necessary electronic media resources for the teaching and learning of English language in senior secondary schools in Kaduna state, Nigeria.
INTRODUCTION
Electronics media are considered as important instrument in modern world in facilitating quality instruction. The use of electronic media facilities has become a necessity for improving quality in teaching and learning in schools.
Electronic media resources are indispensable and have been accepted as part of the contemporary world, especially in the advanced countries to the extent of given a new phase to the education system in terms of pedagogical approach (Okafor, 2009).
The Federal Ministry of Education (FME, 2010) recognizes the prominent role of electronic media in the modern world and has integrated electronic media into education in Nigeria.
It emphasis that at the secondary school, computer education is made a pre-vocational elective which is part of electronic media devices.
English language is not only Nigeria‟s official language and medium of international interaction but also the language of instruction and reference throughout the entire educational system.
Thus, competence in English language assumes great importance for students as it directly affect the level of progress attainable irrespective of aptitude in their particular fields. Egbe (2009) posit that competence in English language is an essential pre-requisite for educational and career success.
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