INFLUENCE OF ICT KNOWLEDGE ON TEACHERS’ EFFECTIVENESS AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OWERRI NORTH L.G.A

Abstract

This study investigated the influence of information and communication technology
knowledge on teacher’s effectiveness and students’ academic achievement in public
secondary school in Owerri North LGA of Imo State. The research design adopted for
this study was a descriptive survey design. Four research questions guided the study. The
population of the study comprised all students and teachers in Owerri North L .G .A,
giving a total of seven thousand, three hundred and thirty three (7333) (Six hundred and
sixty six teachers (660) and six thousand, six hundred and sixty seven students 6607). The
sample size for the study comprised three hundred and fifty (350) respondents, randomly
drawn from the study population. The instrument for data collection was the researchers
constructed questionnaire titled “ICT knowledge and Teachers Effectiveness and
Academic Achievement Questionnaire” (IKTEAAAQ).The instrument was face and
content validated by two experts in information and communication technology, and an
expert in Measurement and Evaluation all from Alvan Ikoku Federal University of
Education Owerri. Reliability of the instrument was ascertained using a test re-test
method of an interval of two weeks. Thereafter, the two sets of scores generated were
correlated using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Statistics and reliability index
of 0.86 was obtained. The data collected was analyzed using mean statistics. The findings
revealed that adequate knowledge ICT is relevance for teacher’s effectiveness in public
secondary schools. The findings of the study also showed that, teacher’s attitude towards
the use of ICT in public secondary schools in Owerri North was positive. The study also
revealed that to a large extent, teacher’s effective use of ICT promotes student’s
academic achievements. Based on the findings, the researchers recommended among
others that government should provide and equip all the public secondary schools with
appropriate and relevant ICT equipment to aid teaching and learning. Government and