CHAPTER III

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
This chapter focuses on the method and procedure employed by the
researcher in the course of the study. The method comprises of the following
headings: Design of the study, area of the study, population of the study,
instrument for the data collection, validation of instrument for data
collection, method of data analysis, method of data collection.
Design of the study
The study adopted a survey design. The study sought the opinion of the
place of ICT in the teaching and learning of secretarial skills in Federal
Polytechnic Idah, Kogi State. Design survey studies people, beliefs,
behaviour and opinions.
Area of the study
The study was carried out in Federal Polytechnic Idah in the North central
geopolitical zone of Nigeria
Population for the study
The population of the study consists of 63 (HND II) graduating students
of OTM department in the Federal Polytechnic Idah
Instrument for Data Collection
Questionnaire was the main instrument used for the study. The
questionnaire was divided into two sections, A and B. Section A was to
collect personal data involving the name of the students and sex (male or
female), section B treated the main questionnaire items and contains a total
of 20 questionnaire items. The likert type of rating scale questionnaire was
adopted. The responses categories were designed to make the students to
answer the questions from personal point of view. The five responses
categories are:`
Strongly Agreed = 5 24
Agreed = 4
 Undecided = 3
Disagreed = 2
Strongly Disagree = 1
Validation of the instrument
The questionnaire was prepared by the researcher and submitted to the
19 for validation. After examination and
supervisor and two other senior lecturers
corrections, the questionnaire was approved for production and distribution.
Method of Data collection
The questionnaire was distributed personally by the researcher, 63 were
distributed and 60 were completed and returned.
Method of Data Analysis
The method of data analysis used in the study is the mean statistics. The
mean was used to answer the research questions.
The formula used is shown below
X = ∑fx
f
Where X = mean score
F = frequency of response
X = the numeric value
∑ = summation.

Decision Rule
The mean value of 3.0 was used as the decision rule; the mean value of
3.0 and above was accepted and those with mean below were rejected. I arrived
at 3.0 adding the scores and divided by the number of occurrences e.g.

5+4+3+2+1 = 3.0