THE IMPACT OF COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION (CAI) ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SHORTHAND IN PUBLIC COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN NORTH CENTRAL ZONE OF NIGERIA

The study assessed the impact of Computer Aided Instruction (CAI) on Students’ Academic performance in Shorthand in Public Colleges of Education, North Central Zone of Nigeria. Pre-test, post-test, control group, quasi-experimental design with a 2 X 2 factorial design was used. The population of the study comprised of ten (10) public colleges of education across seven (6) states plus FCT, Abuja in North Central Zone of Nigeria and 4 public colleges were considered due to the present security challenges in the region with the population of 423 respondents among 200 Level Students of Business Education Department and there was no need for sampling, since intact-class was used. A 40 multiple choice items (options A - D) called Shorthand Achievement Test (SHTAT) developed by the researcher was used. The content of the SHTAT was drawn from NCE Shorthand 200 level course contents. The reliability of the instrument was carried out by the researcher among 15 NCE business education students’ twice within two Weeks interval from Federal College of Education, Osiele, Abeokuta, Ogun State. The data collected was subjected to analysis through the use of Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) which gave a result of 0.79. Regression analysis was used for answering all the research questions and t-test was used for testing all the hypotheses at .05 significance level. The findings revealed that Computer Aided Instruction (CAI) as measured by Power Point Slide Instruction, Digital Board Instruction, Projector Instruction and Compact Disc Instruction have significant impact on students’ academic performance in Shorthand in Public Colleges of Education, North Central Zone of Nigeria. There was no significant difference between the mean ratings of College students (male and female) on the impact of Computer Aided Instruction (CAI) as measured by Power Point Slide Instruction, Digital Board Instruction, Projector Instruction and Compact Disc Instruction have significant impact on students’ academic performance in Shorthand in Public Colleges of Education, North Central Zone of Nigeria. Government should provide more fund for the procurement and installation of needed CAI tools for effective instruction delivery in Shorthand. Training and workshop should be organized and sustained for the lecturers of Shorthand at public Colleges of Education in Nigeria on the usage of Computer Aided Instruction (CAI) in teaching Shorthand.