OUTCOME OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY LITERACY TRAINING ON NURSE EDUCATORS’ ADOPTION AND USAGE OF MULTIMEDIA TEACHING AIDS IN OGUN STATE SCHOOLS OF NURSING

Abstract

Information Communication Technology (ICT) is rapidly evolving globally especially in teaching and learning. Judicious use of ICT is ensured by the addition of multimedia teaching aids during teacher-learner interactions. Available report shows that the use of multimedia aids enhances teachers’ skills and students’ retention. However, nurse educators in Schools of Nursing (SON) still use their old traditional teaching methods and do not adopt ICT in teaching. Little is known about the effects of literacy training on nurses’ adoption and usage of ICT in teaching. Therefore, this study was designed to assess the outcomes of ICT literacy training on nurse educators’ adoption and usage of multimedia teaching This quasi-experimental study was conducted in the four SON in Ogun State. Sacred Heart Abeokuta and Ilaro were assigned by balloting into the Experimental Group (EG n=20), while Ijebu-Ode and Abeokuta were categorised as Control Group (CG n=20).(Total enumeration).Structured questionnaire was used to collect data. At Pre- Intervention (P1), availability, Perceived Skills (PS), Perceived Ease of Use (PEoU), Adoption and Usage (AU) of multimedia aid were assessed in the EG and CG. At intervention, EG received ICT training using researcher designed training aid consisting of three modules: information technology, nursing informatics and PowerPoint presentation. Three modules lectures for the EG were given weekly for four weeks, while CG had a review of traditional teaching methods as the EG. Post Intervention data (P2) was taken at the end of intervention. Frequency count was used to assess availability of ICT. Using a 56-point scale, PS was categorised as highly skilled ≥43 and no skill ≤14. Using an 11-point scale, PEoU was categorised as high ≥9 and low ≤.3. Using 11-point scale, AU was categorised as high ≥ 9 and no adoption ≤4. Attitude was categorised as negative < 30 and positive ≥30. For PEoU and AU, mean scores per group were obtained and compared. Hypotheses were tested using student’s t-test at α0.05 Majority of the participants were female (EG =80%, CG= 85%), at nurse educators’ cadre (EG= 65%, CG= 80%). Computer and projectors were the most available. Computer EG=100%, CG=90%; projector EG=100 %, CG=95%). There was significant increase in perceived skills in EG (Mean score in ICT at P1=24.5 ± 9.2 and P2=43.3 (±5.5), but not in CG (Mean score in ICT at P1=24.9±6.3 and P2=22.3±5.1), suggesting an increase in skills as a result of the ICT training. At P2, PEoU was significantly different (EG= 9.6±1.3 and CG= 6.1±1.4). There was a significant change in attitude in both groups (At P1 and P2, respectively, EG= 21±1.7 and 23.2±2.1; CG= 20.6 ±2.8 and 21.5±1.8). There was also a significant increase in the mean score in AU (At P1 and P2, respectively, EG= 7.5±1.0 and 10.5 ±1.9; CG=6.4±1.8 and 7.2±1.50) suggesting improved usage of multimedia aids Information communication technology literacy training improved the adoption and usage of multimedia teaching aids by nurse educators in Ogun State