Adoption Levels of Information and Communication Technology Facilities in Teaching Secondary Schools Agricultural Science in Northwest Nigeria

Abstract

This study was conducted to explore the adoption levels of Information and Communication Technology facilities in teaching and learning in Senior Secondary Schools Agricultural Science in Northwest, Nigeria. Four objectives and four hypotheses guided the study. Survey research design was adopted while the population of 7976, which comprised of all Agricultural Science teachers in the zone, from where 367 teachers were sampled for assessment. The instrument used to collect data was a closed structured questionnaire, which was validated with a reliability coefficient of 0.96. The researchers administered the instrument personally and collected back after two weeks. Of 367 administered, 326 (88.83 %) were recovered. A five-point rating scale was adopted to assess each item on the instrument. The mean of each item was calculated while the benchmark of 3.00 determined the decision of acceptable and rejection of the items. Data were subjected to analysis of Variance (p ≤ 0.05)and used to test the study hypotheses. The results showed that ICT facilities were available (3.440) and adequate (3.167) but were neither functional (2.760) nor utilized (2.846) for teaching and learning of Agricultural Science in Senior Secondary Schools in Northwest Nigeria. It was concluded that ICT facilities were not functional and utilised for teaching Agricultural Science in the study area. Hence, the study recommended that the provision of up-to-date ICT facilities, the creation of an enabling environment, and the training of the teachers by both the government and non-governmental organisations were imperative to improve the situation in the study area.