TEACHERS' VARIABLES AND USE OF COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS (CAIM) IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES IN ONDO STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

Education is the back bone in the development of any society, and the teacher has a prominent role to play in achieving the objectives of educational enterprise. Teachers' variables also go a long way in making the teaching-learning process successful. The researchers examined Christian Religious teachers' variables and use of Computer Assisted Instructional Materials (CAIM) in Senior Secondary Schools in Ondo State, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The population for this study comprised all theChristian Religious Studies(CRS) teachers in the Senior Secondary Schools in Ondo State. The target population were 75 respondents sampled through a stratified random sampling technique. A ten-item questionnaire titled 'Computer Assisted Instructional Materials in Christian Religious Studies (CRS) Assessment'was used to elicit information from the respondents with a reliability index of 0.76. The data collected were analysed using percentages and mean to answer the research questions while hypotheses were tested using t-test statistic. The findings showed that majority of the CRS teachers used instructional media in the teaching-learning process, and recommended that teachers should be encouragedto go for ICT training to enhance their teaching