FUNCTIONALITY OF 21st CENTURY INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITIES FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC COURSES IN TERTIARY INSTITUTION IN NIGER STATE

Abstract

Abstract The research assessed the functionality of 21st century instructional facilities in teaching and learning electrical/electronic courses in tertiary institutions in Niger State. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population of the study was 710 lectures and students of electrical/electronic technology in five tertiary institutions in Niger State. The sampling techniques used for this study was purposive sampling technique. The sampling size was 75 electrical/electronic lecturers and 200 electrical/electronic students in five tertiary institutions in Niger State. Two research questions formulated and guided the study. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while z-test was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that most of the instructional facilities for teaching and learning electrical /electronic courses are available, while some are not available. Most of the instructional facilities for teaching and learning electrical /electronic courses are functioning, while some are not functioning. It was recommended that Government should adequately equip the tertiary institutions that offer electrical/electronic technology with modern equipment and facilities for the training of electrical/electronic technologists.