Analysis of Predictors of Attitude of Upper Basic Teachers Towards the use of Instructional Technology for Teaching In Gombe State, Nigeria

Abstract

This research analysed predictors of upper basic teachers’ attitudes towards the use of instructional technology for teaching in Gombe state Nigeria, the study adopted a survey research design. A sample of 483 upper basic teachers drawn from a population of 3397 upper basic teachers spread across 368 upper basic schools in Gombe state was selected using a multi-stage sampling technique. An Instructional Technology Usage Attitude Predictor Questionnaire (IUAPQ), which was tested for reliability using Cronbach’s alpha and had an overall internal consistency of 0.82, was administered to retrieve responses for the study. Three research questions and its corresponding hypotheses were raised to guide the study. A linear regression analysis was carried out to ascertain the predictability of the following constructs: perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, on the upper basic teachers’ attitude towards IT Use. The outcome of the study proved that perceived ease of use was highly predictive, while perceived usefulness and subjective norms were moderately predictive of the attitude of upper basic teachers in Gombe state to use instructional technology for teaching. The researcher therefore recommended that Government through the universal basic education programme, should organise workshops and seminars on the importance and manipulation of instructional technology for upper basic teachers in the state in order to give them a positive perception of instructional technology usage. Teachers training institutions should ensure a dynamic mode of training, thereby integrating new and emerging technology into the learning process, which will result in building a positive perception toward technology use by the teacher, which will be of great benefit on the job. ​