Understanding the influence of ICT on pedagogical practices in the teaching of electronics courses in Nigerian TVET institutions
As information and communication technologies get its way into the educational environment, it may be difficult for the teaching and learning activities especially in TVET institutions to remain unchallenged. However, it is evident from the Literature that ICT application as a pedagogical tool in th...
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2016
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/8864/ http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/8864/1/BASHIR_ABUBAKAR.pdf |
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| Summary: | As information and communication technologies get its way into the educational
environment, it may be difficult for the teaching and learning activities especially in
TVET institutions to remain unchallenged. However, it is evident from the Literature
that ICT application as a pedagogical tool in the Nigerian TVET institutions is not a
common practice, it also remain unclear how utilization of ICTs enhances teachers
pedagogy. Therefore, this study is interested in what effect these ICTs have on
teacher’s pedagogy practices especially in the teaching of electronic courses. Using
activity theory as a guide, multiple case study was conducted. Five TVET institutions
and twenty participants were selected using maximum variation and homogeneous
purposive sampling strategies respectively. During the institutions visit, classroom
observation was carried out, documents such as a curriculum and teachers lecture
materials were reviewed for triangulation purpose. Semi-structured interview was
conducted with 20 selected participants as primary data collection method. At data
analysis stage, Inductive and deductive methods were used to analyze the data, two
strategies of grounded theory as open and axial coding were employed. The coding
process was achieved through the use of an inherent feature of NVivo10. Despite
numerous positive influence of ICTs on teacher’s pedagogical practices, the crosscases
highlighted that ICTs have adverse impact on student ethics. ICTs enable
teachers to have greater control over their lesson preparation and delivery, through
the use of simulation softwares, teachers try to make abstract concept more concrete
to students understanding. It is also evident from the findings that there have been
challenges inhibiting the successful use of ICTs as a pedagogical tool in the teaching
of electronic courses. These challenges include lack of institutional ICT policy and
curricular that focuses on ICTs usage as an educational tool among others. Finally,
the study suggested consistent researches to be conducted in this area so that
stakeholders would be fully aware of new development and challenges toward the
use of ICT as pedagogical tool in the teaching of electronic courses. |
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