GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT

The study was to assess teachers’ gender and extent of utilization of cloud computing in the teaching process in public secondary schools in Uyo Local Government Area. The study adopted a Expost facto design conducted in Uyo Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State. The population of the study consisted of teachers in the public secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State. The study selected the 14 public secondary schools. Sample size of 206 was obtained using multi-stage random sampling technique consisting proportionate and simple random sampling technique. The instrument used by the researcher for the study was a questionnaire tagged " Cloud Computing in Teachers Pedagogy Questionnaire (CCTPQ)." Face and content validation of the research instrument was carried out by an expert in tests and measurement. From the analysis, the reliability coefficient 0.90 was obtained and the value was considered substantially high enough to justify the use of the instrument. The data obtained was analyzed using mean score and standard deviation for answering the research question while t-test was used in testing the hypotheses respectively. The calculated values were compared with the critical values for the test of significance of the result at 0.05 alpha level. The study concluded that awareness of the importance of cloud computing in education as well as exposes the state government and education managers and planners to the position of teachers in the utilization of cloud computing in the teaching process in schools. The study highlights the extent of teachers’ utilization of cloud computing in the teaching process based on gender factors and could contribute towards the advancement of education in Akwa Ibom state. The teachers' utilization of the facilities was low. One of the recommendations made was that educational administrators should provide enabling environments within the school setting to aid the frequent use of cloud computing facilities for instruction.

KEYWORDS: Teachers’ gender, cloud computing, teaching process, public secondary schools, Uyo Local Government Area