Information and Communication Technology on Effective Performance of Adult Learners in Port Harcourt Metropolis, Rivers State

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The study investigated Information & Communication Technology on Effective Performance of Adult Learners in Port Harcourt Metropolis, Rivers State. The study adopted a descriptive survey design, two research questions and one hypothesis guided the study. The population of the study comprised thirty five (35) adult learning facilitators and one thousand nine hundred and fifty five (1,955) adult learners in 35 adult learning centres in Port Harcourt Metropolis, Rivers State. The sample size for the study comprised thirty (35) facilitators and one hundred and ninety five (195) adult learners. The population of facilitators was used as a census due to its small size, while the simple random sampling technique was used to obtain the sample size of the adult learners which is a proportionate 10% of the total population of the adult learners. The instrument titled “Information & Communication Technology on Effective Performance of Adult Learners Questionnaire “(ICTEPALQ)” was used for data collection. The ICTEPALQ questionnaire was structured using the four point Lickert rating scale response pattern of Very High Extent (VHE) = 4points, High Extent (HE)= 3points, Low Extent LE = 2points, and Very Low Extent (VLE) = 1point. The researcher employed the face and content validity methods and established a reliability of the instrument through the test-retest technique. The Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient Statistics was used to arrive at a reliability index of 0.80. mean and standard deviation statistics were used to answer the research questions, while Z-test statistics was used to test the null hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The study among others revealed that the availability of audio visual materials in teaching the adult learners in the adult learning centres to a high extent enhanced the performance of learners. It was recommended among others that government and other non-governmental organizations should support the provision of modern, and adequate ICT tools such as audio-visual materials, projectors and internet facilities etc., for the enhancement of the acquisition of skills in adult learning centres in Port Harcourt Metropolis.

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