INFLUENCE OF COMPUTER BASED TECHNOLOGY ON THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EKITI

ABSTRACT This research work is on the influence of computer based technology on the teaching and learning of Financial Accounting in secondary schools in Ado Local Government Area of Ekiti State. The research design for this study was descriptive research of survey type. The population of the study is 356. The total sample comprised of 250 respondents. A total of 10 teachers and 240 students were selected from Ado Local Government by using simple random sampling technique. The researcher used a structured questionnaire to collect information on the influence of computer based technology on the teaching and learning of Financial Accounting in secondaryschools. In order to ensure the validity of the instrument, the researcher’s supervisor and two other lecturers who are experts in the Department of Vocational andTechnical Education vetted the questionnaire. The scores of the two administrations were correlated using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Analysis and the result was adequate for the study and reliability coefficient of 0.87 was obtained. The data generated fromthe administration of the questionnaire were analyzed using frequency count and simple percentage. From the results obtained, it was discovered that ICT facilities are available in secondary schools in Ado Ekiti and are still at the infantstage of acceptability and usage in most secondary schools. ICT facilities are used for teaching and learning of business education in Ado Local Government Area of Ekiti State and computers are effectively used in teaching and learning of Financial AccountinginsecondaryschoolsinAdoLocalGovernmentAreaof EkitiState.Based on findings, it was recommended among others that government should ensure that ICT facilities are available in secondary schools for effective teaching and learning of Financial Accounting.