USING DIGITAL LEARNING OBJECTS (DLOs) FOR STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN COMPUTER APPRECIATION STUDIES

The use of DLOs for students' achievement in Computer Appreciation Studies (CAS) was investigated. Quasi experimental design using non-equivalent groups (intact classes) was adopted. Five weeks of experiment guided by two research questions and null hypotheses were observed. Sixty-six students from two technical colleges participated. Data was collected using Computer Appreciation Achievement Test (CAAT) with a reliability index of 0.971. Data was analyzed using Mean and standard deviation, while the null hypotheses was tested using ANCOVA at 0.05 level of significance. The results showed significant increase in the scores of students taught CAS using DLOs irrespective of gender