International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI) |Volume IX, Issue XII, December 2022|ISSN 2321-2705
Information and Communication Technology in Primary Schools
Hauwa Mohammed1 and Adam Abdulkarim2
1Department of Educational Management and Planning, University of Abuja, NIgeria
2Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, University of Abuja, Nigeria
Abstract: This study examined availability and utilization of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in primary schools in Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The study adopted the survey research design. Population of the study comprised 25,791 teachers in public primary schools in Abuja. A sample of four hundred and thirty-five (435) were randomly selected across the six Area Councils in the FCT, Abuja. Instrument of the study was titled: Availability and Utilization of ICT Assessment Scale (AU-ICT-AS). It was constructed in a 4-point modified likert scale format. The descriptive statistics of frequency count, means, variance, and percentages were adopted for data analysis upon which the research questions of the study were answered. It was found that ICT facilities are inadequately provided for teaching and learning in primary schools in the FCT, Abuja, hence, the benefits of ICTs in teaching and learning are grossly not explore and, most primary school teachers are not ICT compliance which in turn hindered utilization of ICT resources for teaching and learning process. Based on this, it was recommended that government should be proactive in discharging her roles in the provision of educational resources to schools, and teachers should be trained in the use of ICT facilities in teaching and learning process.
I. INTRODUCTION
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as a scientific-technological and engineering discipline and management technology is used in handling information, its application and association with social, economic and cultural matters (Uwameiye, 2015). ICT offers an opportunity to introduce new activities, new services, and applications into rural areas or to enhance existing services. ICTs can play a significant role in combating poverty and fostering sustainable development by creating information-rich societies and supporting livelihoods. Advancement in science and technology across the globe has made the world a global village in such a way that events in the north are viewed lively in the south without stress. This development gave birth to a global indispensable acronym “ICT”, an umbrella term for a wide collection of computer-based instruments, resources, environments, procedures, and skills used for obtaining, processing, and communicating information (Shuaibu, 2018).
ICT has become an essential tool in every endeavour due to the fact that it makes activities of every profession easy. It has been integrated into every work of life such as financial, economic, agriculture as well as education. Integration of ICT in education has made education to be more effective across the world particular in the developed countries where