Virtual Field Trips: Changing Students’ Attitude to Civic Responsibility in Nigeria
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https://doi.org/10.35575/rvucn.n76a2Keywords:
Attitude, Citizenship, Virtual Field Trip, Social Studies, Civic Responsibility, CollegeAbstract
Leveraging technologies, virtual field trips have been advantageous beyond borders in pedagogy. This stems from the need to tackle incivility among youths/students. The use of virtual field trips could solve the challenges of restrictions like COVID-19, fear of accidents etc. Hence, the study investigated the effects of virtual field trips on students’ attitude to civic responsibility in Nigeria. The study adopted a 2x2 quasi-experimental design involving pre-test, post-test experimental control group. The population comprised all students of colleges of education in Kwara State, targeting N.C.E 2 students. A purposive sampling technique was used to select 12 students comprising experimental group 1 (virtual field trip); and a Control Group. The experimental group was treated and an adapted questionnaire was used. The reliability of the instrument was carried out using test re-test method yielding 0.72 coefficient. The data were analyzed using percentage, and Analysis of Co-Variance at 0.05 significance level. The findings of the study showed virtual trips changed attitude and no gender and interaction effect was recorded. The study concluded that virtual field trips positively modified the attitude of students to civic responsibility The study recommended training of teachers in ICT.
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