Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate the challenges and prospects of utilizing multimedia in the
teaching of technology education in tertiary institutions of Niger State, Two research questions
and 2 null hypotheses guided the study. A survey research was adopted. The population of the
study comprised 49 Lecturers and 6 Instructors of technology education in the two institutions
offering technology education programme in Niger State. A validated instrument which contained
15-items was used for data collection. A reliability co-efficient index of 0.84 was determined using
Cronbach apha. The data was analyzed using mean rating and t-test statistic in answering the
research questions and for testing the null hypotheses respectively. Finding of the study revealed
that lack of knowledge on how to use multimedia for lesson delivery, non-availability of multimedia
facilities, lack of knowledge on how to plan multimedia instruction, among others are the
challenges of utilization of multimedia in the teaching of technology education. The findings also
revealed that staff training on how to use multimedia and provision of multimedia facilities are
ways of providing remedies to the challenges. In view of the findings, it is recommended among
others that regular training on multimedia instruction should be organized for both Lecturers and
Instructors of technology education and provision of multimedia facilities in technology education
institutions for effective skill acquisition.
Keywords: Utilization, Multimedia Resources, Technology Education
Publication Date: 2016-06-06