Comparative Study of Computer Assisted Instruction and Traditional Methods of Teaching Keyboarding Among Polytechnic Students in Nigeria

Abstract

The study was carried out to compare Computer Assisted Instruction and Traditional Methods of
Teaching Keyboarding among Polytechnic Students in South West Geo-Political Zone, Nigeria.
In order to achieve this, one specific objectives were raised In line with the specific objectives,
four research questions and hypotheses were formulated for the study. Experimental design
specifically pretest posttest control group design was adopted for the study. The population for the
study comprised of nine hundred and eighty students (980) from ten Polytechnics. Out of these,
six Polytechnics used for the study were purposively selected from ten Polytechnics in South West
Geo-Political zone, Nigeria. Thirty (30) students from each of the six (6) Polytechnics made up of
the sample size of one hundred and eighty students (180) who were selected for the study through
random sampling. The instrument used for data collection was Keyboarding Speed and Accuracy
Test (KSAT), which was duly validated with split half reliability coefficient of 0.81. The data
collected were statistically analyzed using mean and standard deviation for the research question.
The null hypothesis was tested using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) at 0.05 level of
significance. The findings include among others that, the computer assisted instruction group were
better in keyboarding speed and accuracy than the traditional method group because of the The
study was carried out to compare Computer Assisted Instruction and Traditional Methods of
Teaching Keyboarding among Polytechnic Students in South West Geo-Political Zone, Nigeria.
In order to achieve this, one specific objectives were raised In line with the specific objectives,
four research questions and hypotheses were formulated for the study. Experimental design
specifically pretest posttest control group design was adopted for the study. The population for the
study comprised of nine hundred and eighty students (980) from ten Polytechnics. Out of these,
six Polytechnics used for the study were purposively selected from ten Polytechnics in South West
Geo-Political zone, Nigeria. Thirty (30) students from each of the six (6) Polytechnics made up of
the sample size of one hundred and eighty students (180) who were selected for the study through
random sampling. The instrument used for data collection was Keyboarding Speed and Accuracy
Test (KSAT), which was duly validated with split half reliability coefficient of 0.81. The data