Technological Innovations as Correlate of Teachers’ Job Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Abia State

Abstract

This study investigated technological innovations as correlates of teachers’ job performance in public secondary schools in Abia State. The design of the study was a correlational research design. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The population consisted of 1,911 respondents. The sample of the study was three hundred and thirty-one respondents (331). This consisted of 43 principals and 288 teachers drawn from 43 sampled schools in the three education zones of the state. The sample size was determined using Taro Yamane formula. Two sets of questionnaires titled; Technological Innovations Questionnaire (TIQ) and Teachers Job Performance (TJP) were developed and used for data collection for the study. The data collected was analyzed using Pearson Product Moment correlation to answer research questions and to test the hypothesis at .05 level of significance. The strength of relationship of the variables was decided or interpreted using Rumsey (2016) correlation coefficient scale. The findings of the study revealed that the use of ICT tools to a positive high extent relates to teachers’ Job performance and Internet Facilities to a positive high extent relates to teachers’ Job performance. The study recommended that teachers’ should adopt the use of ICT tools and Internet facilities as technological innovations for effective teaching and learning in public secondary schools in Abia State, principals should ensure adequate provision of technological innovations in schools among others.