Information Communication Technology on School Administration and Teachers’ Job Performance, in Public Secondary Schools, North-Central, Nigeria

Mathew Sunday Dada; Niyi Jacob Ogunode

doi:10.59890/ijarss.v3i4.26

Authors

Mathew Sunday Dada University of Abuja
Niyi Jacob Ogunode University of Abuja

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59890/ijarss.v3i4.26

Keywords:

Information Communication Technology, School Administration, Teachers Job Performance

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of Information Communication Technology (ICT) on School Administration and Teachers’ job performance in public secondary schools in North-Central Nigeria. The study used descriptive survey. The population of the study consisted all principals and teachers in North-central geo-political zone of Nigeria. Research advisor was used to select 260 principals, 365 teachers and 384 SS3 students in the selected sampled states. The researcher used a validated instrument known as Influence of Information Communication Technology (ICT) Questionnaire and Checklist (IICTQC) to collect data from respondents. Test and re-test methods was used to ascertain the reliability of some of the instruments. The co-efficient of the instruments was ascertained using cronbach alpha with a reliability of 0.88 and 0.86 obtained respectively. Descriptive Statistics, and frequency counts were used to analyze data. Specifically, mean, standard deviations were used to analyze data collected while simple regression was used to test null hypotheses at 0.05 significance level. Findings from the study revealed a high rating for the availability of ICT, high rating for teachers 'job performance and principal administrative job performance in public secondary schools. The study. Based on the findings, the study recommended increment in government investment on ICT infrastructure for public secondary schools in North-Central Nigeria. Furthermore, it emphasized the importance of ensuring accessibility of ICT facilities for teaching and learning programs.

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