Effects of Blended Learning on Office Technology and Management Students' Academic Achievement in Colleges of Education in South West Nigeria

The study investigated the effects of blended learning on office technology and management students’ achievement in Colleges of Education in South-West, Nigeria. Blended learning is the combination of face-to-face and technology-mediated or computer-based instructional forms and practices. Blended learning allows students to access the learning material and information through computer devices both synchronously and asynchronously. Three research questions guided the study and two null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Quasi-experimental design was adopted for the study, specifically, non-equivalent group design. The study was carried out in Colleges of Education in South-West, Nigeria. The population of the study comprised 1100 (NCE) office technology and management students. The sample for the study comprised 120 NCE III students from two intact classes in two colleges of education. The sample was drawn using purposive sampling techniques. The experimental group was taught using blended learning method, while the control group was taught using lecture method. The treatments lasted for four weeks. One instrument was used for data collections namely; Office Technology Education Student and Management Achievement Test (OTMAT). The instruments were validated by four experts. Kuder Richardson 20 was used to compute results of the reliability of the instruments. Reliability coefficients of 0.85 and 0.90 were arrived at respectively. Mean and standard deviation was used to analysis the research questions while Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The result reveals that blended learning method is better than lecture method in facilitating students’ achievement and interest in Office Technology and Management Education (BES 327). There was no significant difference in the mean scores of male and female students in office technology and management education after the treatment, although male students performed slightly better than their female counterpart. Blended learning is more effective than lecture method. Based on the findings of the study, the educational implications of the findings were highlighted and it was recommended among others that OTM lectures, should adopt blended learning method when teaching in order to enhance students’ achievement in office technology courses.