Development and Validation of Self Instructional Computer Based Package for Teaching and Learning of Social Studies in Senior Primary Schools

Abstract

The study is on the development and validation of self-instructional computer based package for teaching social studies in senior Primary Schools. The study investigated the effect intellectual development of study habits in Senior Primary school students where social studies were taught with and without the computer-based self-instructional package. The students perception based on their age, level, performance, gender and achievement was investigated and to achieve this, two hundred students were randomly selected from four schools in Niger State. The data collected was developed by the researcher with the aid of Alabi Social Studies Achievement Test (ASSAT). Questionnaires which were administered and retrieved from the students are subjected to the use of statistical tools as Means, Standard deviation, T-test, and ANOVA. The result showed that general students’perceptions were positive and showed no significant difference on the basis of sex, discipline and performance. Based on these findings, it was concluded that the use of self-instructional computer-based package would serve as a reliable alternative to the conventional chalk and talk method of teaching.