EFFECT OF GOOGLE CLASSROOM ON COMPUTER EDUCATION STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION SOUTH- SOUTH, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study determined effect of google classroom on computer education students’ academic achievement in colleges of education south-south, Nigeria. Five objectives, three research questions and hypotheses were stated to guide the study. The study adopted pretest, post-test, control group quasi experimental design. The population of the study consisted of 571 NCE II computer education students in the eight state owned Colleges of Education. The sample comprised of 110 NCE II Computer Education students in two intact classes drawn using purposive random sampling technique in 2021/2022 school session. The researcher developed instrument for the study titled “Operating System Achievement Test” (OSAT). The draft of the instruments was face validated by three experts in the University of Uyo, Uyo. A test-retest procedure was carried out to ascertain the reliability of the instrument. The instrument was administered on 30 computer education students who were not part of the study sample and schools. Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) was used to obtain reliability coefficient of .82. The researcher employed two course lecturers and briefed as research assistants to administer the instruments. Mean and standard deviation was used for answering research questions, analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used in testing the null hypotheses at .05 level of significance. Findings of the study showed that there was a significant difference in the academic achievement scores of students taught operating system using Google classroom and those taught using Traditional classroom, with those in the Google classroom performing better than those in the traditional classroom. However, there is a significant difference in the cognitive performance scores of students taught operating system using Google classroom and those taught using Traditional classroom, with those in the traditional classroom performing better than those in the Google classroom. There is a significant difference in the mean retention scores of students taught operating system using Google classroom and those taught using Traditional classroom method. It was recommended that higher education institutions should encourage lecturers to regularly use Google classroom for some topics when teaching. Both lectures and students should be trained on effective utilization of Google classrooms for instruction.