Abstract
Modern technology is the backbone approach for teaching technology education. It continues to be increasingly adopted and used by higher institutions in Ethiopia. The objective of this study was to identify the comparative advantages of using modern technology in improve teaching-learning process in agricultural sciences in Jigjiga University. This study was conducted with the sample of 4 departments, and a total of 16 instructors and 240 students were selected in random basis. An inquiry data using a qualitative approach was undertaken to ascertain the opinions and benefits of using modern technology regarding to their understanding of agricultural course items, improving students' achievements, course coverage in planned time intervals and in reduction of drudgery of teachers'. According to our interviews and observations, uses of modern technologies created a conducive environment; 88% of students' revealed that using modern technology in teaching-learning process generally improved students achievement (from 55 to 90% level) and increased their interest in course items for theoretical and practical demonstration. Whereas, 82% of instructors' agreed that, the use of modern technologies facilitated teaching-learning for agricultural course items. It can be concluded that using modern technologies in teaching-learning process highly benefits instructors and increased students participation and motivation than chalk and talk traditional method. Key words: Advantages, agricultural science, Ethiopia, Jigjiga University, modern technology, teaching-learning process.
Highlights
The world has changed and the rate of change is continuing at an ever accelerating pace and an increasing magnitude, which is due to the advancement in both science and technology (Mapotse, 2014)
To address the research problem, an inquiry using a qualitative approach was undertaken to ascertain the opinions and benefits of using modern technology in teaching and learning process for students and teachers regarding to their understanding of agricultural course items, students' achievements or performances, course coverage in planned time intervals and in reduction of drudgery of teachers, and was compared to batch of students with different section and instructors which were not using in teachinglearning process in Agricultural Sciences
Modern technology continues to be increasingly adopted and used by higher educational institutions across Ethiopia. This finding focused on identifying the advantages of using modern technologies in Jigjiga University across the teaching-learning process of agricultural sciences course items and students views on the impact on teaching and learning
Summary
The world has changed and the rate of change is continuing at an ever accelerating pace and an increasing magnitude, which is due to the advancement in both science and technology (Mapotse, 2014). Technology continues to be increasingly adopted and used by educational institutions across Ethiopia (MoE, 2014). Science and technology are moving ahead on a parallel path and each feeds the other and enables more advances as problems of our era are creatively solved Toki and Pange (2010). Modern technology is the backbone approach for teaching technology education. Technology is around everything we do (Muir-Herzig., 2004). Some technologies have been adopted widely in specific
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