Influence of Computer Literacy on Teaching Effectiveness of Teachers in Public Senior Secondary Schools in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area, Rivers State

The study assessed the influence of computer literacy on teaching effectiveness among senior secondary school teachers in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. It was guided by 2 research questions and 2 null Hypotheses; a descriptive survey design was used. The population of the study was 1,309 teachers (878 females and 431 males). Purposive random sampling was used to select the sample. 10% of the population was sampled, thus; 131 teachers (88 females and 43 males). Instrument for data collection was Researcher-Designed; a Structured and validated questionnaire with (13) Items titled: Influence of computer literacy on teaching effectiveness in secondary schools (ITCLTESS). The reliability co-efficiency of the instrument was 0.83, determined using the Pearson product moment co-relation co-efficiency (PPMCC) statistics. The research questions were answered using mean and standard deviations, while the t-test was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings of the study showed: poor computer literacy among Teachers, however, teachers’ computer literacy greatly influenced their teaching effectiveness. Based on the findings, the study recommended that government, school management and stake holders should ensure that teachers are compelled to attend training, workshops and seminars on computer education so as to be equipped with the basic computer literacy for effective teaching in the secondary schools.