PERCEIVED IMPACT OF DIGITIZATION ON SUPERVISION IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MAKURDI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BENUE STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study investigated perceived impact of digitization on supervision in public secondary schools in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. The purpose of the study was to find out perceived impact of digitization on supervision in public secondary schools. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population comprised 697 teachers in 21 public secondary schools in Makurdi Local Government Area of State, Nigeria. A sample of 349 teachers was selected using simple random sampling of purposive sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was a researchers’ structured questionnaire titled: Digitalization and Supervision Questionnaire (DSQ). The instrument was validated by two research experts in the Department of Educational Foundations, Benue State University Makurdi. It was trial tested on 30 teachers who were not part of the sampled schools using Cronbach Alpha statistical tool and the result yielded a reliability correlation coefficient of 0.92. Data collected were analyzed using Mean Scores and Standard Deviations to answer the research questions. The decision rule for agreeing or disagreeing with an item using Mean score was 2.50 where any item with a Mean Score of 2.50 was agreed while any item with a Mean Score of less than 2.50 was disagreed. The hypotheses were tested using Chi-square at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study showed that digitization has significant perceived impact on supervision of instruction and school facilities in public secondary schools. It was recommended among that school administrators should ensure integration of digitization in school supervision by using digital devices such as computers, cameras, projectors, smartphones and digital video records to carry out supervision of instruction and school facilities in public secondary schools in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria.