Title: TEACHERS' PERCEPTION ON THE USE OF ICT FOR INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY OF ECONOMICS IN IGBO-ETITI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ENUGU STATE

Authors:
Daniel Munachiso Eze & Dr. Sylvester Nwigwe Ogbueghu

Abstract: Abstract It is widely believed that Nigeria's problem is not that of plan and policy formulation but that of implementation. Thus, since 1988, several policies have been formulated on information and communication technologies (ICTs) especially with regards to our school system. However, there have been little or no efforts towards their actual implementation. Consequently, in a bid to aid their implementation, this paper focused on teachers' perception on the use of ICT for instructional delivery of Economics in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State. To be able to carry out this study five research questions were posed and all the sixteen public secondary schools is chosen for the study. A total of thirty-two teachers and 210 students randomly selected from 16 public schools responded to the questionnaire used for the study. Analysis of data collected from the respondents indicated that Economics teachers are already optimistically waiting for the adoption and utilization of ICTs for instruction in schools, which is in line with the results of previous studies that Nigerian teachers have positive attitude towards the use of computer on instruction. There are also indications that significant benefits will accrue to the stakeholders in education from the advocated integration of ICTs in instruction in Economics especially if some barriers are effectively tacked. Keywords: Economics teachers, perception, benefits, ICT, attitudes, utilization and integration.

Publication Date: 2016-12-14