THE ROLE OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN ENHANCING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN CROSS RIVER STATE HEALTH TRAINING INSTITUTIONS

The main purpose of this study was to investigate relevance of educational technology and student's academic performance in health training institutions in Cross River State, Nigeria. To achieve the purpose, five hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Literature related to the variables of the study were reviewed accordingly. Survey research design was adopted for the study. Population of study were students of five health institutions across the state, (males and females). The sampling technique used were the random and accidental sampling techniques. A sample of three hundred (300) respondents were selected for the study. Questionnaire was the main instrument used for data collection. The instrument was subject to face validation by the thesis supervisor, experts in measurement and evaluation in Faculty of Education. The cronbach Alpha reliability method was applied to determine the reliability of instrument. Three hundred (300) copies of questionnaire were administered to the respondents on face to face basis. At the end of the exercise, all copies of the questionnaire were successfully retrieved (100% return). The hypotheses were tested with the statistical package of social sciences (SPSS) version 20 at 0.5level of significance. The results revealed that computer services, e-learning facilities, internet services, significantly influence the academic performance of students in health training institutions. Recommendations and suggestions for further study were made.