UDAYA, JUSTINA KANAYOCHUKWU (2023) ASSESSMENT OF THE AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES IN IMPLEMENTING ECONOMICS EDUCATION CURRICULUM IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA. Other thesis, GODFREY OKOYE UNIVERSITY, ENUGU.
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This study assessed the availability and utilization of ICT in implementation of Economics education curriculum in selected tertiary institutions in Enugu Education Zone of Enugu State. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study was 856 made up of 65 lecturers and 791 students in Economics department. The sample size of the population was 127 comprised of 33 lecturers and 88 students selected through random sampling. To guide the study, two null hypotheses were tested at 0.5 significance level together with six research questions were formulated. The instrument for the study was questionnaire and checklist titled Available ICT Facilities for the Implementation of Economics Curriculum Checklist (AIFEECC) and was validated by three specialists from faculty of Education in Godfrey University Enugu. The reliability co-efficient was at the value of 0.83 which made it reliable for use. The instrument was administered by the researcher and one briefed research assistant who assisted in retrieving the instrument. The responses of the respondents were tallied and weighted using four (4) point rating scale. The data collected from the instrument were organized and analyzed using percentage for research question one where as mean and standard deviation for answering the rest of the research questions with the help of SPSS and independent sample t-test statistics for testing the null hypotheses at 0.5 level of significance. The mean scores from 2.50 were accepted while mean scores below 2.50 were rejected. The major findings of this study indicated that there are available ICT facilities in the schools, lecturers and students are aware of ICT and level of their compliance to its use is encouraging. There were general benefits of ICT in the implementation of curriculum and as well as number of challenges that hinders the success of its usage. The findings also suggested the need of supporting and donating electronic smart boards, tablets and other ICT teaching facilities to the University by government and other agencies which would promote teaching and learning in the University setting. More so, a biannual training/capacity building could be organized to increase lecturers’ skill and awareness of available and usage of ICT facilities in effective implementation of curriculum.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Other) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | L Education > L Education (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > Faculty of Law > Faculty of Management and Social Sciences > Faculty of Education |
| Depositing User: | Uchenna Eneogwe |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Jun 2026 07:59 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Jun 2026 08:31 |
| URI: | http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/5740 |
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