APPLICATION OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF SOCIAL STUDIES IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NIGER STATE, NIGERIA
APPLICATION OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF SOCIAL STUDIES IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NIGER STATE, NIGERIA
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2018-10
Authors
UMAR, Mohammed Audu
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This study was on application of Information Communication Technology for Effective Teaching and
Learning of Social Studies in Junior Secondary Schools in Niger State, Nigeria. Accordingly, five (5)
research objectives, five research questions and five null hypotheses each guided the study. Descriptive
survey method was employed and the population of study was thirty-one thousand four hundred and
sixty-seven (31,467), out of which a sample of four hundred and forty respondents (440) was selected
for the study through the use of proportionate sampling technique. The instrument titled Application of
ICT for Effective Teaching of Social Studies in Junior Secondary Schools was used for data collection.
The instrument was validated by research supervisors, language expert and statistician, while reliability
co-efficient of 0.880 was obtained. Mean and standard deviation were used to report the descriptive
data collected, while the independent samples t-test was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of
significance. The study revealed significant difference between the mean opinion score of JSS II and
JSS III students on the application of ICT for effective learning of Social Studies in Niger state,
Nigeria. However, significant difference was not found between the mean opinion score of JSS male
and female as well as urban and rural teachers differ on the application of ICT for effective teaching of
Social Studies in Niger State. Moreover, there was no significant difference between the mean opinion
score of JSS male and female; urban and rural students on the application of ICT for effective teaching
of Social Studies in Niger State, Nigeria. Based on the findings, it was recommended that, Government
should provide Information Communication Technology devices such as handheld computers, Ipads or
mini-computers with installed programmes, themes and topics on Social Studies for junior secondary
school students in Niger state. This will help bridge the gap in knowledge of JSS students on
application of ICT for effective teaching of Social Studies in the state; Niger State Government should
ensure that ICT policy statements are translated into reality. An ICT policy implementation commission
should be created, funded and given the power to provide ICT facilities to both male and female social
studies teachers in junior secondary schools and monitor their use.
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A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER DEGREE OF EDUCATION SOCIAL
STUDIE
DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE EDUCATION,
FACULTY OF EDUCATION,
BELLO UNIVERSITY,
ZARIA, NIGERIA
Keywords
APPLICATION,, TEACHING,, SOCIAL STUDIES,, NIGER STATE,, NIGERIA., JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS,