Evaluation of the Utilization of Digital Tools for Teaching Among Lecturers of Tertiary Institutions in Kogi State

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@article{1710980,
      author = {Innocent O. Ene, Ph.D.},
      title = {Evaluation of the Utilization of Digital Tools for Teaching Among Lecturers of Tertiary Institutions in Kogi State},
      journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
      year = {2025},
      volume = {9},
      number = {3},
      pages = {1823-1839},
      issn = {2456-8880},
      url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1710980.pdf},
      abstract = {The adoption of digital tools for teaching has become imperative because learners are apparently ahead of their teachers in the integration of digital tools to their daily lives. The justification of this study is to evaluate the relevance of the teacher in an age of digital pedagogy under the following variables: the awareness, availability, utilization and the impact of digital tools on teaching. The study employed the survey design. All the lecturers in the higher institutions in Kogi State formed the population; while the target population is all the 1,420 lecturers in three Federal Institutions in the State spread in the three senatorial zones/districts. A sample size of 312 lecturers were selected using the Yaro Yamene formula. A questionnaire titled, ?Digital Tool Utilization Lecturers Questionnaire (DTULQ) with two sections. Section 1: bio-data and section 2: the research variables. Three Likert scale rating were used to measure the items in research questions 1, 2 and 3, while a four Likert scale rating was used to measure the items in research question 4. The instrument was given face and content validation by the three specialists in related areas. The split half method ensured the reliability of the instrument at 0.78. The data from the questionnaire used mean scores, correlation/relative importance index and ANOVA at 5%. The analysis was electronically done with the use of SPSS version 23.0 to answer the research question and ANOVA to test the stated hypotheses at 5% significant level. The findings revealed that there is awareness, availability, utilization and positive impact of digital tools across the tertiary institutions spread in the three senatorial districts. Consequently, all the hypotheses were accepted. It is recommended that there should be continuous development of digital tools, efforts by institutions to source grants, partnership and corroboration with agencies, and stakeholders? participation to address technical and systematic barriers.},
      keywords = {Awareness, Availability, Utilization, Impact of Digital Tools.},
      month = {September},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV9I3-1710980-5503}
  }