Awareness and Utilization of Adaptive Learning Platforms by Economics Education Lecturers for Effective instructional delivery in Imo State

Abstract

The study was conducted to ascertain the extent of awareness and utilization of adaptive learning platforms for effective instructional delivery by Economics education lecturers in Imo state. The study was delimited to Alvan lkoku federal university of education, Owerri, lmo state. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. All the 32 Economics education lectures in the college were used for the study as census sampling was adopted. A researcher-made structured questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. The data collection instrument was constructed on a four point rating scale of Very High Extent (VHE), High Extent (HE), Low Extent (LE) and Very Low Extent (VLE). Meanwhile, the instrument was face validated by three experts two from the Economics Education and the one from Measurement and evaluation. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while t-test statistic was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed among others that; Economics education lecturers are not aware of adaptive learning platforms to a high extent and many Economics education lecturers to a high extent do not use designed digitally, Smart Sparrow, Pearson Interactive lab among other adaptive learning platforms for teaching Economics. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that Economics education lecturers should be encouraged morally and financially to participate in seminars, workshops among others in order to be aware of innovations in the education sector use as the use of different teaching and learning platforms.