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The Use Of Audio- Visual Technology In School Libraries And Students’ Academic Performance
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1.2 BRIEF PROFILE OF INTERNATIONAL EARLY LEARNING CENTER/DORITY INTERNATIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOL
IELC
/ DISS is a private nursery, primary and secondary school. IELC is for
the secondary division. The school is owned by Mrs. Zovannah Onuma; an
American woman married to Eng. E. Onumah from Abia State, Nigeria.
The
nursery section was established in 1984 along faulks Road Aba while the
primary section was opened in 1986. However, owing to rapid increase in
population of school children, the school relocated to its permanent
site in 1992 and it was in the same year that the DISS was opened.
The
school is situated at no. 19-21 Umuodu Avenue Abayi Osisiona L. G.
A,Abia State. It has a population of over 5,700 and more than 500
workforce including the non-teaching staff.
The school is aimed at
graduationg students who are academically competent, constructively
self-directed and who are oriented towards being positive, intelligent,
sensitive and mature citizens of this country. The school vigorously
pursues the attainment of these heart warming objectives.
The school
has a library with a strong collection of both print and non-print
materials. The library is headed by a professional librarian; a HND
graduate in library science and assisted by a professional librarian
also, there is also library security.
However, with the exponential
increase in materials owing to the new policy of the school to purchase
of daily basis a copy of daily newspaper and regular acquisition a of
new materials, accommodation for the materials has become a problem. The
library also needs more personnel to help in rendering effective
service to users and to maintain orderliness and absolute quietude
especially when students are using the library.
1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
This research work although is carried out primarily to fulfill the
basic school requirement for the award of Technical Teacher Certificate
(TTC) is also essentially set to achieve the following objectives:
a. Identifying the various kinds of audio-visual learning aid used in school libraries and in IELC/DISS in particular.
b. Examining the use of audio-visual materials and their media in the school
c.
Evaluating the impacts of the use or otherwise of the A/V materials on
the academic performance of the students in the school under study.
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Discovering the constraints inherent in the use of A/V material and
their equipment in school library and suggesting ways of redeeming them.
1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This
research topic is chosen to investigate the impact of the use of A/V
material sand equipment would have on pupils in nursery, primary and is
IELC/DISS Abayi, Aba, Abia State.
The desire to carry out this work
is consequent upon the new wave of educational technology sweeping
across the globe. The study investigated how school libraries in Nigeria
could brace up the challenges posed by education technology.
This
study is particularly important to school managers and government as it
would enable them to know the various A/V materials and media that can
be used in school libraries and possibly come to realize the positive
impacts the use of A/V technology has on students academic performance
and hence take positive steps to develop our school libraries and
position them to encompass these media in their holding so as to meet
the challenges of this information age.
1.5 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
This study is limited to how A/V materials and equipment are used and
assessed in IELC/DISS library for effective use on the academic
performance of students. There is no comparative analysis as it is
purely an experimental research. It rather tested the impacts of the use
of the A/V media on students of the school studies. The study covered
all sections of the school-nursery section, only the upper nursery was
studied. The reason for this being that pupils in the lower nursery
might not be sensitive enough to answer the research questions.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The age of digitalization and globalization has given unprecedented impetus to the development audio-visual technology. Audio-visual instructions in schools have therefore continued to accelerate students’ understanding and appreciation of learning.The value of audio- visual media is further underscored by their positive impact in school libraries, the libraries positive influence of the academic performance of students and the enhancement of teacher’s performance. Libraries are no ... Continue reading---
