Tech-Proficiency and Utilization of Web-Based Teaching System among English and Linguistics Lecturers of State Universities in South-South Region of Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigates Tech-Proficiency and Utilization of Web-Based Teaching System amongEnglish and Linguistics Lecturers of State Universities in South-South Region, Nigeria. Adescriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The entire population of 113 was used forthe study. The instrument used for the study was researcher generated scale, titled Technologyproficiency and Utilization of Web base Teaching Tools Questionnaire. The instrument wasvalidated by 10 experts and had a content validity index of 0.99 and a reliability index of 0.93.The researcher administered a total of 113 copies of the instrument and retrieved 105representing a return rate of 92.92% and the 105 returned questionnaire were analysed withpercentage. The result from the data analysis revealed that the technological proficiency of thelecturers were poor with the aggregate of 16.1% of the lecturers having high tech-proficiency(very efficient), 27% were moderately proficient and more than half of the lecturers (56.9%)were not proficient in using web base teaching tools. Also, it was found that the level ofutilization of web base teaching tools among the lecturers was poor. (5.7%) of the lecturers haveconsistently utilized the above mentioned WBTT in teaching the students. Hence, itrecommended among other suggestions that government and educational stakeholders shoulddesign and implement Web base teaching tools training, workshop and conference for lecturersin order to assist lecturers improve their technological skills and gain better knowledge andawareness of the various web base teaching tools.