Author: Ajuwon Najimu Alabi

Abstract:

The study examined the perceived influence of Computer Assisted Instruction on teaching and learning of Financial Accounting in colleges of education in Oyo state. Four purposes and four research questions guided the study while four null hypotheses were formulated and tested at a 0.05 level of significance. A descriptive survey design was used. The population comprised twenty-two lecturers and 730 NCE III Financial Accounting students. Taro Yamane’s formula for the finite population was used to select a sample of 258 students. There was no sampling for the lecturers as their population of twenty-two was sizeable to handle the researcher. Perceived influence of Computer Assisted Instruction on teaching and learning of Financial Accounting Questionnaire (PICAITLFAQ) which was duly validated by lecturers in the Business Education and Measurement and Evaluation Departments was used to gather data for the study. Twenty-two and 258 copies of the questionnaires were administered to the lecturers and students respectively. The copies of the questionnaires were retrieved and used for the study. The data collected to answer research questions were analyzed using mean and standard deviation. The study found among others that Computer Assisted Instruction had a positive influence on the teaching and learning of Financial Accounting as perceived by Lecturers and Students; there was no significant difference in the perception of lecturers and students regarding the influence of computer-assisted instruction on lesson delivery in Financial Accounting; assessment of Financial Accounting; students’ collaboration in learning Financial Accounting and students’ outside classroom learning in Financial Accounting. Based on the findings, the following recommendations were made among others: Lecturers should adopt the use of computer-assisted instruction techniques for instructional delivery; the government at all levels and other stakeholders should provide computer and other computer-assisted instruction infrastructure in all colleges of education; Business Education Department in colleges of education should organize seminars and workshops to sensitize and update lecturers on the use of Computer Assisted Instruction in teaching and learning process; and finally, business education students should embrace the use of Computer Assisted Instruction by cooperating with lecturers for successful implementation.     

Keywords:

Influence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching, Learning, Financial Accounting.