DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION AND UTILIZATION OF DIGITAL REPOSITORY SYSTEM FOR STUDENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, ATBU BAUCHI

The study is design, implementation and utilization of a digital repository system for students in the Department of Science Education at ATBU Bauchi. During design and implementation, application development tools such as HTML, PHP, and CSS were used, and the digital repository system was hosted online at (https://www.atbudserepository.com.ng). The study is guided by four specific objectives and four research questions. A survey design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised 1,678 students of Department of Science Education, Faculty of Technology Education, ATBU Bauchi, from whom 313 sample respondents were drawn using Convenience sampling techniques. Instruments for data collection used were three electronic questionnaires, titled Design Features Questionnaire for Development of Digital Repository (DFQDDR), Digital Repository System Development Procedure Questionnaire (DRSDPQ), and Digital Repository Usability Questionnaire (DRUQ). The questionnaires were validated by two Measurement and Evaluation experts and two computer scientist and all observations made were effected. The data collected were coded and analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation). The findings revealed that the digital repository system can be design and implemented using Software development tools such as PHP, HTML and JavaScript. Student’s usability was very satisfactory with a mean score above 3.00 and Software Development Models and tools used were appropriate and developed digital repository system is suitable for deployment and usage and it can serve the intended purpose. Recommendations were made such as approval of the Digital Repository System in the Department for usage and Liaison with Directorate of Information Communication Technology of the University to append the Digital Repository link on the University Portal for more usage.