Assessing the Extent of Utilization of Digital Technology by Lecturers of the Department of Science Education, Akwa Ibom State University, Ikot Akpaden

Abstract

This study examined the use of digital technology devices in facilitating teaching and learning in Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU), Ikot Akpaden. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. Three purposes, research questions, two hypotheses were raised and formulated to guide the study. The study population was all lecturers in the Department of Science Education of the Faculty of Education AKSU. All the 22 lecturers were selected as sample size for the study, using total population purposive sampling technique. The instrument used for data collection was the researchers developed questionnaire, titled; Lecturers Utilization of Digital Technology Questionnaire (LUDTQ), face and content validation was done by three experts, a reliability coefficient of 0.82 was obtained using Cronbach Alpha. Descriptive statistics were used to answer the research questions while Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient and Chi-square contingency test were used to test hypotheses. The results of the test indicated that there was no significant difference in the extent of utilization of Digital Technology tools by male and female lecturers. The findings also revealed that there was a significant relationship between lecturers' Digital technology resources utilization for teaching and lecturers professional status.This led the researchers to conclude that the extent of use of DT facilities in teaching by the lecturers was found to be moderate. It was recommended among others that The management of Akwa Ibom State University and indeed other Universities in Nigeria should encourage the use of Digital technology resources by providing enough of these resources and ensure that they are properly used by the lecturers in order to enhance teaching and learning as well as students’ achievement and interest.