Application of ICT to Enhancing Basic Education System in Nigeria
- March 6, 2020
- Posted by: RSIS
- Categories: Education, IJRISS
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume IV, Issue II, February 2020 | ISSN 2454–6186
Application of ICT to Enhancing Basic Education System in Nigeria
Ayeni, Joshua. A.1, Akinyemi, Olorunsesan2, Lawal O.O.3
1Department of Computer Sciences, Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Nigeria
2,3 Department of Computer Science, D.S. Adegbenro ICT Polytechnic, Itori, Ogun state, Nigeria
Abstract – The Basic Education system is the foundation for education all over the world and provides the school age children the needed knowledge for achieving greater heights in their educational pursuits. The recent development of the Internet and the breakthrough in the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) coupled with the emergence of the Ubiquitous Technology, the entire world has further re-asserted itself as a global village with rapid transformations in the major sectors of the economy, cultural, educational and political. The use of ICT tools and the application of the Technology to improving educational deliveries have been the major focus of most educational development organizations the world over. The Basic Education system in Nigeria witnessed its first transformation in 1988 with the introduction of the UBE (Universal Basic Education). This structure was revised in 2012 and its implementation in 2014 tailored to respond to the latest development in ICT and its use in enhancing educational delivery services. This article examines the current level of the application of ICT tools and software to Nigeria’s Basic education system deliveries and human development in the sector and proposes how the technology could be further applied for the enhancement of the sector.
Keywords: ICT, UBE, NERC, Software, JSS, Courses
I. INTRODUCTION
Education is the major player in both human and national development in both developed and developing Nations. This is the major reason most developed Nations of the world (technologically and economically) budget a substantial part of the National Income for educational development. It is a vital tool for any country since it promotes knowledge, skills, habits, and values. The world today has become highly technological and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been identified as one of the basic pillars on which the modern society stands. The curriculum of the UBE programme was restructured and revised in 2012 and its implementation in 2014 tailored to respond to the latest development in ICT and its use in enhancing educational delivery services and equally witnessed the introduction of ICT courses into the system [1].
