Development and Validation of Economics Instructional Package (EcoIPac) for Learning Difficult Economics Topics in Senior Secondary Schools Lagos State, Nigeria
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https://doi.org/10.66545/awcz6f91Keywords:
Difficult topics, Economics Instructional Package, Learning Outcomes, Package development, User-friendlinessAbstract
The development and effect of the Economics Instructional Package (EcoIPac) for the learning of difficult topics on students' learning outcomes in economics were investigated in the study. The study adopted a non-experimental research design. The population of the study comprised all SS2 Economics students, with an intact class of two hundred and sixty-two (262) students being used for the study. Three (3) educational districts were randomly selected from six educational districts in Lagos. Four schools having functional computers were purposively selected for the study, and two schools were assigned to each. Two instruments were used to gather data. The Economics Instructional Package Rating Scale (r=0.72) and the Economics Instructional Package Adequacy Software Development Rating Scale (r=0.78) were used to collect data. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics. Results showed that the Economics Instructional Learning Package (EcoIPac) conformed to software development procedures. It also affirmed that the learning package is user-friendly in terms of navigation, chats, voiceover/sound, and examples cited, coupled with embedded feedback and assessment. It also showed that the students did not encounter challenges (launching of the package, use of text, sound, and examples, and explicit use of diagrams) learning with the digital package. In view of these findings, it was recommended that the Economics instruction package should be used for learning difficult Economics topics; this will improve students' learning outcomes in Economics. Thus, teachers can also adapt it for their teaching methodology regarding difficult topics in Economics.
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