Authors : B.I. Onah, Ezenma Chimezie Benard, O. Ariyo Samson, Jimoh Bakare, H.O. Omeje, G.K.O. Okereke, G.N. Ogbonna, Damian Kanayochukwu Ogbu and E.E. Mukoro
Abstract: In this study, we assessed computer networking needs of students of computer education and industrial technical education for improving academic performance in Nigerian Universities. Four research questions guided the study while four null hypotheses formulated were tested using t-test at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design and was carried out in South Eastern states of Nigeria. The participants for the study consisted of 320 computer education lecturers and students in universities in southeast Nigeria. A 41-item non structured questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. The instrument was validated by three experts. Cronbach alpha reliability method was used to determine the internal consistency of the questionnaire items and the overall reliability coefficient index of 0.98 was obtained. Three hundred and twenty copies of the questionnaire were administered and collected back by the researchers. The data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer research questions while analysis of variance was employed to test the null hypothesis. Result revealed that there has been increasing failure in computer networking courses and there is an urgent need to find an alternative solution by developing intelligent tutor system to aid the teaching and learning based on the specification collected in this needs of assessment study for teaching and learning of computer networking.
B.I. Onah, Ezenma Chimezie Benard, O. Ariyo Samson, Jimoh Bakare, H.O. Omeje, G.K.O. Okereke, G.N. Ogbonna, Damian Kanayochukwu Ogbu and E.E. Mukoro, 2020. Assessment of Computer Networking Needs of Students of Computer Education and Industrial Technical Education for Improving Academic Performance in Nigerian Universities. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 15: 2464-2472.