Perceptions of Teachers and Students On the Use of Interactive Learning Instructional Package (ILIP) in Nigeria Senior Secondary Schools in Ondo State, Nigeria
Keywords:
Instructional package, Programming Language, PerceptionAbstract
This study investigated the perception of teachers and students on the use of Interactive Learning Instructional Package (ILIP) in Nigeria senior secondary schools in Akoko South West Local Government Area, Ondo State. Two research questions were formulated to reveal the perception of teachers and students on the use of ILIP. A purposive sampling method was employed to select 150 participants for the study (100 students and 50 teachers). Questionnaire on Students’ Perception in ILIP (QSPILIP) and Questionnaire on Teachers’ Perception in ILIP (QTPILIP) was developed by researchers and validated by educators; they were used for data collection. QTPILIP and QSPILIP were built with Google Forms and the link was distributed to the respondents online via social media community; WhatsApp specifically. The instruments were found reliable at r = 0.73 and r = 0.75, using Cronbach alpha coefficient, respectively. Descriptive statistics were deployed to analyze the research questions using frequency counts, percentages and bar charts. The results of the study revealed that both students and teachers have a positive perception of ILIP innovation in teaching BASIC programming as 94% of teachers and students agree that ILIP is important to teach and learning BASIC in schools. There are many possible setbacks that might hinder the use of ILIP in the future such as epileptic power supply, lack of ICT facilities and insufficient time allocation for computer studies on school’s timetable etc. Findings revealed that ILIP as an instrument was found more interesting, interactive and engaging in relating BASIC rules and procedures to assist students in mastering learning programming contents at their own pace. Hence, ILIP is found to be effective in developing and improving students’ academic achievement in BASIC programming in schools. The research recommended that government should provide well-equipped computer laboratories and power supply in public senior secondary schools to facilitate the effective use of ILIP tool to teach BASIC programming.
Résumé : Cette étude a examiné la perception des enseignants et des élèves sur l'utilisation du kit d'apprentissage interactif (Interactive Learning Instructional Package - ILIP) dans les écoles secondaires supérieures du Nigeria dans la zone de gouvernement local d'Akoko Sud-Ouest, dans l'État d'Ondo. Deux questions de recherche ont été formulées pour révéler la perception des enseignants et des élèves sur l'utilisation de l'ILIP. Un échantillonnage raisonné a été utilisé pour sélectionner 150 participants à l'étude (100 élèves et 50 enseignants). Le questionnaire sur la perception de l'ILIP par les élèves (QSPILIP) et le questionnaire sur la perception de l'ILIP par les enseignants (QTPILIP) ont été élaborés par les chercheurs et validés par les éducateurs ; ils ont été utilisés pour la collecte des données. Le QTPILIP et le QSPILIP ont été élaborés à l'aide de Google Forms et le lien a été distribué aux répondants en ligne par l'intermédiaire de la communauté des médias sociaux, en particulier WhatsApp. Les instruments ont été jugés fiables à r = 0,73 et r = 0,75, en utilisant le coefficient alpha de Cronbach, respectivement. Des statistiques descriptives ont été utilisées pour analyser les questions de recherche à l'aide de comptes de fréquence, de pourcentages et de diagrammes à barres. Les résultats de l'étude ont révélé que les élèves et les enseignants ont une perception positive de l'innovation de l'ILIP dans l'enseignement de la programmation BASIC, puisque 94 % des enseignants et des élèves reconnaissent que l'ILIP est important pour l'enseignement et l'apprentissage de la programmation BASIC dans les écoles. De nombreux obstacles pourraient entraver l'utilisation de l'ILIP à l'avenir, tels que l'épilepsie de l'alimentation électrique, le manque d'équipements TIC et l'insuffisance du temps alloué aux études informatiques dans l'emploi du temps de l'école, etc. Les résultats ont révélé que l'ILIP, en tant qu'instrument, a été jugé plus intéressant, interactif et engageant dans la transmission des règles et procédures BASIC pour aider les élèves à maîtriser les contenus de programmation à leur propre rythme. L'ILIP s'est donc avéré efficace pour développer et améliorer les résultats scolaires des élèves en programmation BASIC dans les écoles. L'étude recommande au gouvernement de fournir des laboratoires informatiques bien équipés et une alimentation électrique dans les écoles secondaires supérieures publiques afin de faciliter l'utilisation efficace de l'outil ILIP pour enseigner la programmation BASIC.
Mots-clés : Kit pédagogique, langage de programmation, perception.
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