EFFECTIVE USE OF DIGITAL PEDAGOGY FOR MASTERY AND ERROR REMEDIATION IN TEACHING COMPUTER KEYBOARDING: A CASE STUDY OF BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENTS OF JIGAWA STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, GUMEL

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Abstracts The research work tested the Effectiveness of digital pedagogy for mastery and error remediation in teaching computer keyboarding in Jigawa State College of Education, Gumel. Experimental research design was adopted for this study with two specific objectives, two research questions and two null hypotheses were used. A total of 100 students constituted the population of the study, while 60 students were selected using simple random sampling to serve as the sample of the study. Two instruments i.e post-test 1 and II were used in the process of collecting data. The data collected were analyzed using mean scores, percentage, average, range and Z-test. The study finds that there is significant difference in mastery and error remediation between students taught keyboarding using digital pedagogy and those that were taught without digital pedagogy. The finding also shows that, there is a significant difference in error remediation between control and experimental groups. As a measure to enable graduating NCE students to effectively handle our Junior Secondary students as contained in the NCCE minimum standard. Therefore, greater use of digital pedagogy in teaching keyboard at NCE Business Education should be encouraged. The study also recommends that, effective use of digital pedagogy should be encouraged and monitored by the head of department in teaching keyboarding to enhance the mastery of keyboard by NCE I students.

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