Abstract
The use of ICT facilities in teaching and learning is promising as it continues to yield impressive result from the studies conducted around the developed world economies. Results of similar studies from developing economies revealed gap in the use of ICTs in teaching and learning, especially, in some higher institutions offering Technical and Vocational Education (TVE). Emerging developing economies like Nigeria, is now striving to integrate the use of ICTs in teaching and learning of its TVE programmes. In view of that, this research aimed at developing a functional model that consisted of areas considered important for integration of ICTs into teaching and learning process in TVE. Regression Model Analysis was used to analyse data collected from a Rasch analysed questionnaire distributed to a total of one hundred and forty (140) respondents drawn from five higher institutions offering TVE in north-eastern Nigeria. Being a mixed method adopted research; a qualitative data collected through interview was further subjected to qualitative analysis procedures. A functional model of five (5) important areas and 4 categories emerged.
Highlights
There is great concern by researchers in the 21st century about the relevance of ICT in teaching and learning (Chai et al, 2011)
In Technical and Vocational Education (TVE), a discipline that is unique in curriculum contents, objectives and structure, offered in faculty of education mostly, the course is highly technical in nature the 21st century studies on the application of ICT in and will be in high demand need for ICTs integration in teaching and learning in higher education institutions teaching and learning activities
Linear Regression Model Analysis was used to identify the most important quantitative predictor variables representing areas considered important for the integration of ICTs in teaching and learning process in TVE in Nigeria
Summary
There is great concern by researchers in the 21st century about the relevance of ICT in teaching and learning (Chai et al, 2011). Some found the impact of ICT technology on teaching and learning in higher education institutions (Mijares and Chan, 2012); some have identified various prospects and problems/barriers in the integration of ICT facilities for teaching and learning (Bingimlas, 2009; Chen et al, 2012). ICTs found application in teaching of engineering related disciplines that require specific approaches different from that of theoretical disciplines. In Technical and Vocational Education (TVE), a discipline that is unique in curriculum contents, objectives and structure, offered in faculty of education mostly, the course is highly technical in nature the 21st century studies on the application of ICT in and will be in high demand need for ICTs integration in teaching and learning in higher education institutions teaching and learning activities. Use of ICTs in in Nigeria was a conceptualized model comprising of engineering or technology based discipline as virtual
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