Effect of animated videos on preschoolers’ cognitive development in Benue State, Nigeria.
- Title
- Effect of animated videos on preschoolers’ cognitive development in Benue State, Nigeria.
- Author(s)
- Aye, E.N., Akobi, T.O., & Okeke, C.I. See all items with this value
- Date
- 2022 See all items with this value
- Description
- The growth of technology has necessitated a change in teaching and instruction especially with children. This study investigated the effect of animated videos on preschoolers’ cognitive development in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. Two research questions and three null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a pretest posttest quasi-experimental research design. The sample for the study consisted of 54 nursery two pupils in two intact classes drawn using simple random sampling technique. The cognitive Skills rating scale was the instrument used for data collection. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Results showed that animated videos had significant effect on preschoolers’ cognitive development, there was no significant gender difference on preschoolers’ cognitive development. Also, there was no significant interaction effect of animated videos and gender on preschoolers’ cognitive development. It was recommended among others, that teachers should use animated videos in teaching preschoolers in order to enhance their cognitive development.
- Publisher
- Webology See all items with this value
- Keywords
- Animated Videos, Preschoolers, Cognitive Development See all items with this value
- volume
- 19
- issue
- 3
- pages
- 391-402
- Item sets
- Journal Articles
- Media
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