Subject specialization and science teachers’ perception of Information and Communication Technology for instruction in Kwara State.
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2014
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Information Resources Management Association, United States of America.
Abstract
This study examined Kwara State secondary school science teachers’ perception of ICT for instruction based
on their area of specialization. Participants were 630 science teachers of Biology, Chemistry, Physics and
Mathematics from both public and private senior secondary schools in 12 Local Government Areas in Kwara
State. The data collected through questionnaires tagged Science Teachers Information and Communication
Technology Perception Questionnaire (STICOTEPQ) were analysed using frequency count, mean, chi-square
and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) statistics. Findings revealed that (i) the science teachers’ perception of
ICT was generally positively low and (ii) there was significant difference in the secondary school science
teachers’ perception of ICT for instruction based on their area of specialization{F(3,252) = 50.323, p<0.05}
with the Biology teachers having the highest level of perception while the Mathematics teachers had the low est perception. The implication of this study was that should the secondary school science teachers remain at
this level of perception of ICT for instruction, the probability that ICT will be used for classroom instruction
in Kwara State is very low. It was therefore recommended that ICT should be fully integrated into science
teacher education at the Colleges of Education and the Universities and that Kwara State Government should
formulate a programme of ICT training and retraining of teachers currently in service as a way of improving
their perception of the use of ICT for instruction.
Description
This research report examined Kwara State secondary school science teachers’ perception of ICT for instruction based
on their area of specialization.
Keywords
Information and Communication Technology, Perception, Science Teachers, Secondary School, Subject Specialization
Citation
Fakomogbon, M. A., Adebayo, R. F., Adegbija, M. V., Shittu, A. T., & Oyelekan, O. S. (2014): Subject specialization and science teachers’ perception of Information and Communication Technology for instruction in Kwara State. International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education (IJICTE), 10(1), 25-34. Published by the Information Resources Management Association, United States of America. DOI: 10.4018/ijicte.2014010103 Available online at http://www.igi-global.com/viewcomplimentarytitle.aspx?titleid=103109