Perception of Teachers on Integration of E-Teaching in Economics Curriculum in Secondary Schools in Abia State

Abstract

The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population consists of all the 234 Economics teachers comprising 140 male and 94 female Economics teachers in 259 public secondary schools in Abia State. The sample size consisted of 87 Economics teachers consisting of 52 male and 35 female Economics teachers drawn from the sampled 82 public secondary schools in the three education zones in the state using multi stage procedure. The instrument for data collection was 40- item researcher developed questionnaire titled: Perceived E-teaching Integration in Economics Curriculum Questionnaire. The internal consistency of the validated instrument was established using Cronbach alpha statistic which yielded an index of 0.89. Mean was used to answer the four research questions raised for the study. The results showed among others that the benefits of the integration of e-teaching in Economics curriculum allows collaboration and peer teaching, motivates both the teachers and the learners and brings fun to the classroom. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that government should get teachers prepared for the implementation of e-teaching by organizing workshops and seminars to enable them acquire the necessary technical skills and competencies to be used in implementing e-teaching when it is integrated in the school curriculum. Keywords: , , , , .