Investigating Science Teachers’ Level of Computer Literacy and Perceptions toward Computer Devices Usage in Teaching in Oyo State

Abstract

This study investigated Science Teachers’ Level of Computer Literacy and 
perceptions toward the Use of Computer Devices in Teaching in Oyo 
State. Descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The 
population for the study comprised all junior secondary school teachers in 
Ibadan North Local Government Area, Oyo State. A sample of 203 
Mathematics and Science teachers from 20 schools selected through 
purposive and simple random sampling techniques participated in the 
study. The research instrument for the study was a questionnaire entitled: 
Science Teachers’ Level of Computer Literacy and Teaching Questionnaire 
(STLCLTQ). The instrument was validated by four experts in the areas of 
Science Education and Educational Measurement and Evaluation. A 
reliability coefficient of the instrument was 0.76 using Cronbach’s Alpha 
statistic. Frequency counts, percentages and the mean were adopted for 
the result analysis. The findings showed that most of the teachers were 
computer literate and they showed positive perceptions and attitudes 
towards the use of computers in teaching and learning. It was 
recommended that teachers should be encouraged to attend more 
computer oriented workshops and seminars to update their knowledge in computer based instructions for effective teaching and learning in order to 
meet up with the changing trends in the global society and for national 
development.