An Investigation of Media Selection Parameters for Teaching and Learning of Introductory Technology in Junior Secondary Schools

This study investigated the influence of media selection parameters on educational media. Specifically the study investigated the joint and separate contributions of Availability of media, Cost, Facilities, Instructional objectives, Learner’s characteristics, Motivational value, Sense of appeal and Teachers’ ability on the selection of Video instructional format for teaching Introductory Technology in junior secondary schools (JSS) . The participants (n=153) were Introductory Technology teachers selected from ten (10) local government areas (LGAs) in Osun State. The study adopted survey research design. Data was collected using Media Selection Questionnaire. ANOVA (Analysis of Variance) and Regression analysis were used. Alpha was set at 0.05. Results indicated that the eight independent variables jointly contributed to the dependent measure. Also, each of the eight independents variables contributed significantly to the selection of video cassette instruction. Keywords: Investigation, Media selection parameters, Teaching and Learning, Introductory technology