INVESTIGATING THE AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES FOR TEACHING BIOLOGY IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS WITHIN KADUNA METROPOLIS

Tanko Festus; A. G. Jibrin; M. M. Baba; Ibrahim Mohammed

INVESTIGATING THE AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES FOR TEACHING BIOLOGY IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS WITHIN KADUNA METROPOLIS

Tanko Festus, A. G. Jibrin, M. M. Baba, Ibrahim Mohammed

Abstract

The study investigated the availability and utilization of Information Communication Technology (ICT) facilities for teaching biology in Senior Secondary Schools within Kaduna Metropolis. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The population of the study consisted of all sixty - three (63) senior secondary schools offering biology and one hundred and Fifty - five (155) biology teachers teaching in such schools. The entire population was used in the study; therefore, no sampling techniques and the instruments for data collection were the ICT Facilities for Teaching Availability Checklist (ICTFTAC). Four Likert scale questionnaires on the Availability and Utilization of ICT in the Teaching of Biology Questionnaire (AUICTTBQ) were adapted and modified by the researcher. The two sets of instruments were face validated by two (2) experts, one from the Science Education Department of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, and the other from the Foundations Department (Measurement and Evaluation unit) of the same institution. They were checked for reliability and internal consistency. The reliability of the instruments was determined using Cronbach Alfa analysis and a reliability Coefficient of 0.916 for utilization of ICT facilities. Data were collected using ICTFTAC and AUICTTBQ with the help of two research assistants. Descriptive statistics was used to analyzed the data obtained using frequency, mean, and standard deviation to answer research questions through the use of Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22. The results showed the extent of availability of ICT facilities in the study signifies a low extent of availability (x¯ =2.168). The findings showed that the extent of utilization of ICT facilities in the study area indicates a perception of a large extent (x¯ =2.642) of utilization among educators in teaching biology within senior secondary schools. The study recommends that relevant authorities should prioritize upgrading existing ICT facilities and increase the rate of supply in secondary schools. Also, Schools should regularly evaluate the utilization of ICT facilities, seeking feedback from teachers and students to identify areas for improvement.

Keywords

Availability; Utilization; Information; and Communication Technology

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