Development and Evaluation of Google Course-kit in Teaching Selected Basic Technology Concept in Ilorin Metropolis
Keywords:
Development, Evaluation, Google course-kitAbstract
This study is based on the development and evaluation of the
Google Course-kit in teaching selected basic technology
conceptsin the Ilorin metropolis. The study adopted a design
and development model type. The population consists of
educational technology experts, computer science experts,
and basic technology teachers, which were randomly
selected to participate. The instrument for data collection
was an adapted questionnaire. Descriptive and Inferential
statistics were used to answer the research question and test
the stated hypotheses with the aid of Statistical Product and
Service Solution (SPSS) version 20.0 at a 0.05 level of
significance. The findings indicated that postgraduate
students had a positive perception of the utilization and ease
of use of mobile technologies for learning. No significant
difference exists in the postgraduate students’ perception of
the utilization of mobile technologies for learning based on
gender and the field of study. The study concluded that the
teaching aids or materials such as Google kits work as a
powerful tool in and outside the four walls of the classroom
and can be used to enhance the teaching of basic technology
in Nigeria, more particularly, Ilorin metropolis. Google kit is
appreciated by the teachers and they are ready to use it in
the classroom to provide the opportunity for learners to
visualize materials that are not readily available in the school
and to show the actual meaning of the lesson content.
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