In this era of globalization and digitization, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) competence has become a necessity. Unfortunately, most today's teachers are "digital immigrants" thus they find it difficult to use technology for instructional delivery. The development of instructional package that promotes individualization of instruction is very crucial. The purpose of this study was to develop, validate, and determine the effectiveness of computer simulation package for teaching senior secondary school biology. The study adapted mixed research methods. To determine the effectiveness of the developed package, a sample of 202 SS2 biology students was purposively selected. The package was validated by ten (10) educational technology experts, ten (10) computer experts, and fifteen (15) experienced biology teachers and trial tested on one hundred (100) purposively selected SS2 biology students. Seven instruments: COSIP, TTM, BAT, ETEVI, COMPEVI, BIOTEVI, and BIOSVI were used to collect relevant data. While BAT yielded reliability coefficient of r-0.89, the Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient used to determine the internal consistency of the validation instruments yielded reliability coefficient as follows: ETEVI (0.76), COMPEVI (0.96), BIOTEVI (0.83), and BIOSVI (0.73). Mean, standard deviation, and ANCOVA were used to answer the research questions and test the hypothesis. Experts agreed that the package was appropriate and suitable for studying biology; the mean achievement score of students taught using the package was higher than those taught using the traditional teaching method. This implies that schools should in addition to academic skills; inculcate basic ICT skills into their students. This will not only enhance their academic performance, but increase their flexibility, job mobility, and self-reliance.
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Development and validation of computer simulation for effective teaching of biology at senior secondary school in Lagos state
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Arum, Joe
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International Journal for Innovative Technology Integration in Education. 3(1)
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