Assessment of the Readiness to Adopt Technology Integration Approach for Teaching and Learning of Agricultural Science in Colleges of Education in North-West, Nigeria

The study examined the readiness to adopt technology integration approach for teaching and learning of Agricultural Science in Colleges of Education, in Northwest Nigeria. Three objectives were set for the study, among which were to: assess the availability and functionality of resources to adopt Technology Integration Approach for teaching and learning Agricultural Science in Federal and State Colleges of Education, Northwest Nigeria. Descriptive survey research design with a population of 945 and sample size of 428 were used for the study. Stratified random sampling technique was used to arrive at the sample for the study. Two instruments namely checklist and questionnaire were used for data collection. The scores obtained from the pilot study were analysed using split half method of reliability and a reliability co-efficient of 0.83 was obtained. Data collected from the respondents were analyzed using frequency and mean to analyse the research questions and Mann-Whitney U test was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The results revealed among others that; Resources for adopting Technology Integration Approach in teaching and learning Agricultural Science were significantly more available and functional in Federal Colleges of Education than State Colleges in Northwest Nigeria (p-value = .000). The study concluded Federal Colleges of Education are more ready and prepared with resources to adopt Technology Integration Approach in teaching and learning Agricultural Science than State Colleges of Education in Northwest, Nigeria. The study recommended among others that State Colleges of Education should provide all resources needed by making them available and functional for the adoption of Technology Integration Approach in teaching and learning Agricultural Science in Northwest Nigeria.