Availability and Utilization of ICT Facilities in the Effective Teaching of Biology in Secondary Schools in Minna, Nigeria.

Abstract

This study investigated the Availability and Utilization of ICT facilities for effective Teaching of Biology in Secondary Schools in Minna Metropolis. Four research questions and four hypotheses guided the study and were tested at 0.05 level of significance. A descriptive survey design was adopted. For the purpose of this research work, four secondary schools were randomly selected out of the total number of 26 Government Secondary schools in Minna, from each of the secondary schools, a sample size to collect data for this study were self-administered questionnaires. 45 items questionnaires were designed for data collection in three categories titled: Teachers Availability of ICTs facilities questionnaire (TAICTsQ), Students Utilizaton of ICTs facilities questionnaire (TUICTsQ), Teachers Utilization of ICTs facilities questionnaire (TUICTsQ). The questionnaire items were rated on 4 point like scale as follows: Strongly Agreed (SA-4 points), Agree (A — 3 points), Disagree (D - 2 points) and Strongly Disagree (SD — I point), these were responded to by the respondents. The data was collected and analyzed using descriptive statistic of mean (x) and standard deviation (SD) and inferential statistics of t-test and Kruskai-Wallis. The result showed that ICT facilities are available in some secondary schools in Minna metropolis.