School Based Computer/Internet Training Needs for Primary School Teachers on Skill Acquisition in Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria

Abstract

The study was concerned with school based training needs of primary school teachers on computer/internet facilities usage and attainment of educational goals in primary schools in Uyo Local Government Area. A total of ten qualified mathematics teachers were drawn from the five primary schools and a total of hundred primary six pupils in the 2011/2012 session formed the study sample. The instrument used in gathering the data was the primary school teachers’ questionnaire (PSTQ) which contains 20 items finding out the influence of internet services on mathematics and teachers’ effective utilization of the facilities. Two statistical tools used in testing the two hypotheses were t-test of difference between two means and Pearson product moment correlation coefficient at 0.05 significance level. The result showed that there is no significant difference in mathematics development/ achievement between pupils who are taught by teachers that receive training in internet but denied post training access to computer/internet tools and pupil taught by teachers without internet training. It was found out that there is a significant relationship between the availability of internet facilities in schools and teachers’ effective utilization of the facilities. It was recommended amongst others that government should provide computers and internet facilities in schools so as to enhance effective teaching and learning of science and mathematics.

Keywords: Computer, Internet, Training, Teachers, Skills Acquisition