Abstract
Previous studies have established that pre-service teachers’ performance in Social studies is dwindling. Prior researches have focused largely on strategies to improve students’ performance in Social studies, with less attention to examining the relationship that the use of online resources have with students’ performance in the subject. This study assessed the impact of online resources on pre-service teachers’ academic performance in Social studies concepts. The study adopted descriptive research using correlational design, and purposive sampling technique. A total of 398 Students responded to the questionnaire. The data collected were analyzed using frequency counts, percentage, mean and standard deviation while the hypothesis was subjected to Pearson Product Moment Correlation. Findings of this study reported no significant relationship in students’ use of online resources and their performance in Social Studies. This paper, therefore, concludes that, students’ use of online resources has no significant relationship with their academic performance in the concepts selected in social studies. It was recommended that, adequate use of online resources by the students should be encouraged at all levels of education, to improve students’ academic performance.
Highlights
The mission of social studies is to inculcate in learners the life skills and values that would help them to function in a globalised society
The overall mean score of the students is 59.87 with standard deviation value of 13.68. Based on this result and in line with the decision value, it can be inferred that the performance of the selected pre-service teachers in social studies is average
The use of online resources to improve academic performance of pre-service teachers in social studies is very pertinent in the current globalized educational systems. It could be concluded based on the finding of this study that the pre-service teachers’ relationship with the use of online resources in social studies had no significant relationship with their performance, while the pre-service teachers’ performance in the subject is average
Summary
The mission of social studies is to inculcate in learners the life skills and values that would help them to function in a globalised society. Online learning resources refer to materials that are sourced and accessed electronically by users through the internet These online resources are the major tools used by the contemporary students, researchers, and readers for learning because they can be accessed anywhere at any time. Such learning resources that are accessed online include: e-journals, e-books, online databases, electronic conference proceedings, e-magazines, e-newspapers, e-encyclopedia, CD-ROM databases, Online Public Access Catalogue {OPAC} etc. These technological resources have changed the educational practices in terms of academic learning and students’ academic attainment in tertiary institutions (Akande-Alasoka, 2018; Apuke & Iyendo, 2017)
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