EXAMINATION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF USE OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY TOOLS TO TEACHING AND LEARNING OF BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE UPPER BASIC EDUCATION LEVEL

ABSTRACT The work examined the effectiveness of Application of Educational Technology tools to Teaching and Learning of Basic Science and Technology at the upper basic education level in the selected local Government area in Oyo state. A total of two hundred and fifty (250)respondents were randomly selected from five (5) different Junior Secondary Schools for the study. The instrument used in collecting and gathering data from the respondent was through the use of a self-designed questionnaire items. The reliability of the instrument was determined by empoloying the Cronbach's Alpha statistical method gives a reliability index of0.85. The findings of this research therefore revealed that Educational Technology has been able to make significant impact towards its effectiveness in the teaching and learning of Basic Science and Technology in Junior Secondary Schools in Oyo State, Nigeria. This work hence recommends that education policy makers should implement the use of educational technology tools for the teaching and learning of Basic Science and Technology. Based on the findings, it was recommended that innovators should collaborate with educators by working with teachers to integrate their innovations into teaching practices, it was also recommended that the availability oftechnology tools e.g computers, projectors and other related ones. Finally,professional development agency where teachers can participate in trainings like seminars, conferences and workshops to enhance their technological skills must be institutionalized to be of benefit to both the teachers and the students in acquiring skills relevant to modern day activities.