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Web-based instruction and students’ motivation and engagement in computer education in faculty of education, university of Port Harcourt

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Abstract

The study investigated web-based instruction as an innovative approach in teaching Computer Education in faculty of Education, university of Port Harcourt using the World Wide Web. In other to ascertain Students Motivation and Engagement using web-based instruction, the study employed a quasi-experimental design using pre-test and post-test for students’ motivation and Engagement. The population of the study was the entire final year students taking Computer Education course in Faculty of education which is about 1,113 students. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the department used to carry out the study using intact class of 95 students as the sample size. The instruments for the study were motivation scale questionnaire and engagement rating scale. The instruments were validated by my supervisors and other experts in the field. The reliability of the instruments was done using Cronbach alpha which had a coefficient of 0.73 and 0.76. The data was analyzed using mean and standard deviation for the research questions, a range mean of 2.50 was used as the interpretative norm that determined its level of acceptance or rejection. On the other hand, the hypotheses Postulated were analyzed using t-test at a 0.05 significant level. Analyses of data revealed that web-based instruction has positive impact on students’ motivation and engagement. Based on the findings, recommendations were made among others: teachers should balance their lesson to be more of asynchronous to increase students’ motivation. Also develop course content following the ASSURE model and Richard Mayer’s multimedia principle when designing the web instruction to enhance students engagement.

 

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Uwadia Priscilia Onyehuikebue, Dr. Harriet Akudo Agbarakwe (2023). Web-based instruction and students’ motivation and engagement in computer education in faculty of education, university of Port Harcourt . International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Growth Evaluation (IJMRGE), 4(5), 819-823.

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