Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.Ed) Theses and Dissertations

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    Application of google classroom in the teaching of Economics at Osun State colleges of education, Nigeria
    (Department of Educational Technology and Library studies, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife., 2023) Fabeku, Ayogoke Babatunde
    The study investigated the application of Google classroom to the teaching of Economics in the two colleges of education. It determined the effect of Google Classroom on the Academic Performance of Economics Students in Osun State Colleges of Education. It also examined the perception of the students on the use of Google classroom in teaching Economics. It investigated the impact of Google Classroom on students' interest in learning Economics. Finally it investigated the effects of Google Classroom on Economics students’ attitudes towards Economics. These were with a view to enhancing students’ performance in Economics in Osun State College of Education. The study used a quasi-experimental design with a pre-test and post-test and a control group. "The study's sample included all Economics students in colleges of education in Osun State. The two selected colleges of education were randomly assigned to one control and one experimental group. From each college, an intact class of 200 level Economics students were selected. All the groups were taught Entrepreneurship in Economics. Those in the Experimental group were exposed to Google classroom and teachers also explained the topic to control group through conventional method of teaching. The data for this study came from the use of four different research instruments. These were Economics Achievement Test (EAT), Students Perception of the Google Classroom Questionnaire (SPGCQ), and Students Motivation towards Economics Rating Scale (SMTERS) and Students Attitude towards Economics Questionnaire (SATEQ). The EAT was used to measure the academic performance of the students. The SPGCQ was used to measure the perception of the students on the use of the Google classroom in teaching. SMTERS was used to measure students’ motivation towards Google Classroom. And SATEQ was used to measure the attitude of the students. The study was carried out in eight weeks. The instruments were administered as pretest and post-tests. Teacher expository methods were used to educate the control group. This investigation utilized data from four different research tools. The results revealed that application of Google classroom had significant difference on the students’ academic performance in Economics with (F (1,124) = 0.07; p = 0.79). Since p > 0.05. The result showed the frequency and percentage of the participants’ responses to each of the items. The mean of the students’ perception was 19.83. The mean expressed as percentage = 49.58%. The result the effects of Google classroom on Economic students’ motivation in teaching Economics and the students taught traditionally (t 123 = 8.81; p < 0.00.) The result showed the effects of Google classroom on Economics students’ attitude towards Economics when exposed to Google classroom with difference t123 = 10.17; p = 0.00. Since p < 0.05. The study concluded that the application of Google classroom was effective in the teaching of Economics in Osun state colleges of Education.