Education and Business Studies
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ICT IN TEACHING OF BUSINESS STUDIES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN LAGOS STATE.
BY:
JAJI ABDUL-LATEEF OLAKUNLE
080319069
BUSINESS EDUCATION
A RESEARCH PROJECT SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE AWARD OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE EDUCATION DEGREE (B.SC.ED) IN BUSINESS EDUCATION
JUNE, 2012
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.0 Background to the study:
The impact of Information Communication Technology (ICT) on learning business studies is currently in relation to use of digital media, primarily computers and internet to facilitate teaching and learning. These are the technologies used in conveying, manipulation, and storage of data by electronic means. They provide an array of powerful tools that may help in transforming the present isolated teacher-centered and text-bound classrooms into rich, student-focused and interactive knowledge environments.
To meet these challenges, learning institutions must embrace the new technologies and appropriate Information Communication Technology tools for learning. The direct link between Information Communication Technology use and students’ study habit and academic performance has been the focus of extensive literature during the last two decades. Some of them help students with their learning by improving the communication between them and the instructors (Valasidou and Bousiou, 2005).
According to Leuven, (2004) stated that there is no evidence for a relationship between increased educational use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) and students’ performance. In fact, they find a consistently negative and marginally significant relationship between Information Communication Technology (ICT) use and some student achievement measures. In support to these, some students may use ICT to increase their leisure time and have less time to study. Online gaming and increased communication channels do not necessarily mean
BY:
JAJI ABDUL-LATEEF OLAKUNLE
080319069
BUSINESS EDUCATION
A RESEARCH PROJECT SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE AWARD OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE EDUCATION DEGREE (B.SC.ED) IN BUSINESS EDUCATION
JUNE, 2012
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.0 Background to the study:
The impact of Information Communication Technology (ICT) on learning business studies is currently in relation to use of digital media, primarily computers and internet to facilitate teaching and learning. These are the technologies used in conveying, manipulation, and storage of data by electronic means. They provide an array of powerful tools that may help in transforming the present isolated teacher-centered and text-bound classrooms into rich, student-focused and interactive knowledge environments.
To meet these challenges, learning institutions must embrace the new technologies and appropriate Information Communication Technology tools for learning. The direct link between Information Communication Technology use and students’ study habit and academic performance has been the focus of extensive literature during the last two decades. Some of them help students with their learning by improving the communication between them and the instructors (Valasidou and Bousiou, 2005).
According to Leuven, (2004) stated that there is no evidence for a relationship between increased educational use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) and students’ performance. In fact, they find a consistently negative and marginally significant relationship between Information Communication Technology (ICT) use and some student achievement measures. In support to these, some students may use ICT to increase their leisure time and have less time to study. Online gaming and increased communication channels do not necessarily mean