TY  - JOUR
T1  - Assessment of Computer Networking Needs of Students of Computer Education and
Industrial Technical Education for Improving Academic Performance in Nigerian Universities
AU - Samson, O. Ariyo AU - Onah, B.I. AU - Chimezie Benard, Ezenma AU - Bakare, Jimoh AU - Omeje, H.O. AU - Okereke, G.K.O. AU - Ogbonna, G.N. AU - Kanayochukwu Ogbu, Damian AU - Mukoro, E.E. 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 15
IS  - 11
SP  - 2464
EP  - 2472
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2020.2464.2472
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2020.2464.2472
KW  - Assessment
KW  -computer networking
KW  -internet security
KW  -data mining
KW  -data communication
KW  -protocol
KW  -academic performance
AB  - In this study, we assessed computer networking
needs of students of computer education and industrial
technical education for improving academic performance
in Nigerian Universities. Four research questions guided
the study while four null hypotheses formulated were
tested using t-test at 0.05 level of significance. The study
adopted a descriptive survey research design and was
carried out in South Eastern states of Nigeria. The
participants for the study consisted of 320 computer
education lecturers and students in universities in
southeast Nigeria. A 41-item non structured questionnaire
was used as instrument for data collection. The instrument
was validated by three experts. Cronbach alpha reliability
method was used to determine the internal consistency of
the questionnaire items and the overall reliability
coefficient index of 0.98 was obtained. Three hundred and
twenty copies of the questionnaire were administered and
collected back by the researchers. The data collected were
analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer
research questions while analysis of variance was
employed to test the null hypothesis. Result revealed that
there has been increasing failure in computer networking
courses and there is an urgent need to find an alternative
solution by developing intelligent tutor system to aid the
teaching and learning based on the specification collected
in this needs of assessment study for teaching and
learning of computer networking.
ER  -