AN INVESTIGATION OF LAGOS STATE PRIMARY TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONAND READINESS TOWARDS THE EKO EXCEL PROGRAMME

Abstract

The study investigated on Lagos State primary school teacher’s perception and readiness towards the Eko Excel Programme. Descriptive research design was employed for the study. The population for this study comprises of all primary teachers in the six (6) selected local government education authorities in Lagos State. Multistage sampling procedure was adopted for the study. Through stratified sampling technique, the primary school was separated from the secondary schools in each educational district. Instrument on EKOEXCEL was used for the collection of the data. Reliability of the instrument was done through the use of Cronbach Alpha technique to check the reliability coefficient and the result is yielded r=0.78. Thefindings of the study shows that Lagos State primary school teachers were informed about the EKOEXCEL programme before its implementation, Lagos State primary school teachers received special training before the implementation of the EKOEXCEL program and Lagos State primary school teachers believe pupils perform better with the EKOEXCEL program compared to traditional teaching methods. The study recommended that, developers of EKOEXCEL should provide regular and comprehensive technical support to teachers tonsure effective use of the app. Lastly, Ministry of Education should regularly sensitize teachers about technological innovations and ICT through workshops and seminars to enhance their knowledge and skills.