Statistical Software Packages (SSPs) Integration in Teaching and Learning of Statistics in Ghanaian Tertiary Institution

Abstract

AIM: To address the impact of statistical software package integration in the teaching and learning of statistics by examining the effect of training lecturers in the use of statistical software packages SSP(s) on their intension to use the packages. Study Design: The research used multimode survey technique. Place and Duration of Study: University of Education, Winneba, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, University of Mines and Technology, University of Energy and Natural Resources, from January –February, 2015. Methodology: In this study, quantitative research method was employed where 98 respondents made of lectures, demonstrators and teaching assistants were purposively selected from 4 public universities in Ghana. Data collected were subjected to Smart PLS second generation multivariate structural Equation Modeling (SEM) in the computation of relevant statistics. Results: The results of the analysis indicate that there is a positive significant relationship between training programs university leadership organized for their lecturers in mathematics and statistical and the perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, attitude and assertiveness of the lecturers to uses the SSPs and lecturer’s intension to use SSPs. Conclusion: The finding of this paper has confirmed the previous research output on the effectiveness of Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) framework and has further extended the theory of TAM to help predict the lecturer’s intension to use statistical software packages in the teaching and learning of statistics.