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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ABSTRACT
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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