Effects of modern instructional technology (MIT) on critical thinking skills of students in agriculture vocational courses in Nigeria

The recent development in modern instruction technology (MIT) methods and equipment warranted for studies to examine their effects on students, teachers, and the education system in general. This study examines the effects of MIT on students’ critical thinking skills in Agriculture vocational course...

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Main Author:	Hassan, Hauwa
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English English
Published:	2016
Subjects:	LB1555-1602 Elementary or public school education
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spelling	my-uthm-ep.6432021-08-11T08:21:39Z Effects of modern instructional technology (MIT) on critical thinking skills of students in agriculture vocational courses in Nigeria 2016-08 Hassan, Hauwa LB1555-1602 Elementary or public school education The recent development in modern instruction technology (MIT) methods and equipment warranted for studies to examine their effects on students, teachers, and the education system in general. This study examines the effects of MIT on students’ critical thinking skills in Agriculture vocational courses in Nigeria. The methods and equipment used were identified, and the effect of teachers’ usage behaviour was assessed. A survey approach was adopted, using questionnaires for data collection. The descriptive, correlations and multiple regressions were carried out using SPSS. The result of this study indicates that the most commonly used equipment is electronic whiteboard, while the least are electronic tablets and laptops. Cooperative learning is the most commonly used methods while games and online instruction are the least. There is a moderate positive correlation between MIT methods and the students’ critical thinking skill, but a very weak positive correlation between MIT equipment and students’ critical thinking skill. There is statistically significant contribution of methods to student’s critical thinking, but insignificant method usage behaviour. Therefore, it is concluded that government should incorporate the provision and effective utilisation of MIT equipment and methods in the national education policy. School managements should emphasise the use of MIT methods and review curriculum to improve teachers’ skills in MIT usage. Teachers should utilise the available MIT equipment and method along with their skills for an effective delivery of lessons. Similarly, the students should be encouraged to appreciate the available methods and the equipment, and use them effectively. 2016-08 Thesis http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/643/ http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/643/1/24p%20HAUWA%20HASSAN.pdf text en public http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/643/2/HAUWA%20HASSAN%20WATERMARK.pdf text en validuser mphil masters Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia Faculty of Technical and Vocational Education
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spellingShingle	LB1555-1602 Elementary or public school education Hassan, Hauwa Effects of modern instructional technology (MIT) on critical thinking skills of students in agriculture vocational courses in Nigeria
description	The recent development in modern instruction technology (MIT) methods and equipment warranted for studies to examine their effects on students, teachers, and the education system in general. This study examines the effects of MIT on students’ critical thinking skills in Agriculture vocational courses in Nigeria. The methods and equipment used were identified, and the effect of teachers’ usage behaviour was assessed. A survey approach was adopted, using questionnaires for data collection. The descriptive, correlations and multiple regressions were carried out using SPSS. The result of this study indicates that the most commonly used equipment is electronic whiteboard, while the least are electronic tablets and laptops. Cooperative learning is the most commonly used methods while games and online instruction are the least. There is a moderate positive correlation between MIT methods and the students’ critical thinking skill, but a very weak positive correlation between MIT equipment and students’ critical thinking skill. There is statistically significant contribution of methods to student’s critical thinking, but insignificant method usage behaviour. Therefore, it is concluded that government should incorporate the provision and effective utilisation of MIT equipment and methods in the national education policy. School managements should emphasise the use of MIT methods and review curriculum to improve teachers’ skills in MIT usage. Teachers should utilise the available MIT equipment and method along with their skills for an effective delivery of lessons. Similarly, the students should be encouraged to appreciate the available methods and the equipment, and use them effectively.
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qualification_name	Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.)
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author	Hassan, Hauwa
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title	Effects of modern instructional technology (MIT) on critical thinking skills of students in agriculture vocational courses in Nigeria
title_short	Effects of modern instructional technology (MIT) on critical thinking skills of students in agriculture vocational courses in Nigeria
title_full	Effects of modern instructional technology (MIT) on critical thinking skills of students in agriculture vocational courses in Nigeria
title_fullStr	Effects of modern instructional technology (MIT) on critical thinking skills of students in agriculture vocational courses in Nigeria
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granting_institution	Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
granting_department	Faculty of Technical and Vocational Education
publishDate	2016
url	http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/643/1/24p%20HAUWA%20HASSAN.pdf http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/643/2/HAUWA%20HASSAN%20WATERMARK.pdf
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Effects of modern instructional technology (MIT) on critical thinking skills of students in agriculture vocational courses in Nigeria

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