Interactive Effect of Powerpoint Instructional Package and Academic Performance of Educational Technology Students in the University of Calabar

Abstract

The study examined the interactive effect of PowerPoint instructional package on academic performance of Educational Technology students in the University of Calabar. One null hypothesis was formulated to guide the study. The study employed the pre-test – post-test non-randomized control group design to select 180 Educational Technology students. Educational Technology Performance Test (ETPT) was the instrument used for data collection, with reliability co-efficient of 0.72. The data from the respondents were analysed using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The finding of the study revealed that there was a significant difference between the performance of students taught Educational Technology using PowerPoint instructional package and those taught using the conventional expository method, in favour of those taught using PowerPoint instructional package. Based on the finding, it was recommended that PowerPoint instructional package should be used as an instructional tool to enhance students’ academic performance in Educational Technology in the University of Calabar.