A Comparative Analysis of the Effectiveness of Computer Appreciation Training Programme in Colleges of Education in South-West Nigeria

Abstract

This study was to elucidate the effect of the effectiveness of computer appreciation training programme in colleges of education. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design with a sample drawn from Federal college of education (Special), Federal college of education Abeokuta, Ogun state and Osun state college of education Ila Orangun, Osun state. The researchers made use of self-design structured questionnaire to elicit the information from the respondents. Data generated was analyzed with descriptive statistics involving frequency, count, simple percentage and Statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS). In the research, two hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significant. The finding revealed that, the introduction of ICT training is found to be effective in improving the academic performance of newly admitted students into college of education. Based on the findings some of the recommendations that are made are, parents should be more involved in the acquisition of computational skills for their wards at earlier age; this will enable them to be familiar with the technology before gaining admission into tertiary institutions, Government at all levels may consider making computer education compulsory in all level of elementary schools as well as provide computers and other equipment’s to