ORIE, Maduabuchuckwu John Ph.D
Department of Computer and Robotic Education,
School of Secondary Education (Science),
Federal College of Education (Tech.) Omoku, Rivers state
Corresponding Email : maduabuchukwu.orie@fcetomoku.edu.ng
Abstract
The paper is centred on availability and application of information and communication technology for educational research in the post-COVID-19 era. A descriptive survey research design was employed for the study. The study was carried out at two tertiary institutions in
Rivers State with 84 final year students (45 males and 39 females) in the department of computer education. Three research questions guided the study, with two hypotheses formulated and tested at a 0.05 level of significance. The instruments used for data collection were a checklist of computer peripheral devices and a questionnaire. The reliability coefficients were obtained through Cronbach Alpha, with values of 0.82, 0.80 and 0.86 for
different sections of the instruments. A simple percentage rating was used to ascertain the availability of items in research question one. The mean and standard deviation were used to analyse research questions two and three, while the hypothesis was tested with z-test statistics.
The major finding showed that the application of information and communication technology in educational research after the COVID-19 pandemic was high. Associated with these findings were the online programmes going on as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown restriction in tertiary institutions. It was recommended that awareness programmes on ICT tools and their applications in educational research should be made compulsory for students. Also, ICT tools should be made available and accessible to students in order to avoid crowding in school programs.
Keywords: Applications, Computer peripheral device, Covid-19, Educational research.
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