Impact of Information and Communication Technology in the Teaching of Electrical Installation and Maintenance Work in Technical Colleges in Rivers State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study examined the impact of Information and Communication Technology in teaching electrical installation and maintenance work in technical college in Rivers State. Specifically, this work sought to identify the Information and Communication Technology utilized in teaching electrical installation and maintenance work in technical colleges in Rivers State and the instructional and managerial impacts of Information and Communication Technology in teaching electrical installation and maintenance work in technical colleges in Rivers State. Three research questions and hypotheses were answered and tested at .05 level of significance. A descriptive survey design guided the study. The population of the study comprised all the electrical installation and maintenance work teacher and National Technical Certificate (NTC) II students in technical colleges in Rivers State. As at the time of the study, there was an estimated population of 20 and 164 electrical installation and maintenance work teachers and NTC II students respectively. The population was manageable; therefore, the entire population was used for the study. Self-made survey questionnaire titled "Impact of Information and Communication Technology in Teaching Electrical Installation and Maintenance Work". The instrument was face validated by three experts in the department of vocational technology education in Rivers State University. The reliability of the instrument was established using Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient which yielded a coefficient of .72. Mean and Standard Deviation were used to answer the research questions while z-test statistical tool was used to test the hypotheses. The study found among others that Information and Communication Technology builds student interest to learn, makes the sourcing of information easier for teachers and students, ensures better understanding of concepts, makes it easier for students to learn from other experts, facilitates remembering of concepts, motivates students to study, and captivates students attention, helps teacher in planning lessons, makes evaluation process easier for teacher and helps teacher to identify individual differences. Therefore, it was recommended that among others that Governments should ensure that Information and Communication Technologies are provided and utilized in technical colleges.