BIOLOGY TEACHERS PERCEIVED USE OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY FOR INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA

Abstract

This study examined Biology Teachers' perceived use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) for instructional activities in Secondary Schools in Nigeria. The target population for the study was all biology teachers in Nigeria, Five hundred and forty-four secondary schools are in Kwara state, thirty-three where all the number of senior secondary schools in Ifelodun which were purposefully selected. The researcher designed teachers' questionnaire which was administered to one hundred and two (102) teachers selected from thirty-three (33) secondary schools in Ifelodun. Researcher-designed validated questionnaire was used to elicit information from the respondents on the teachers' perception towards the use of ICT in Biology teaching. Three research questions were answered and two hypotheses were tested. Percentage and t-test statistics were used to analyze the data collected. The finding of this study revealed that Biology teachers perceived the use of ICT for Instructional Activities in teaching Biology was significant. It was revealed that there were no significant differences in Biology teachers' perceived use of ICT for Instructional Activities in teaching Biology based on gender but not significant on experience. Based on the findings of this study, it is hereby recommended that; ICT Education should be compulsory in all secondary schools in Ifelodun LGA Kwara State to improve more in Biology teaching, the Teacher Registration Council of Nigeria should provide ICT for both the male and female Biology teachers, there should be an opportunity to be ICT literate through in-service education for Biology teachers especially the less experience Biology teachers