Availability and Utilization of Information and Communication Technologies facilitiesFor Teaching Biology in Irepodun Local Government Area, Kwara State, Nigeria

Abstract

Information and communication technology have greatly impacted classroom teaching and
learning processes. However, evidences abound in literature of the inadequate utilisation of
ICT devices due to non-availability. Therefore, this study sought to identify the information
and communication technologies utilized for teaching biology in Irepodun Local Government
Area of Kwara State, Nigeria. The objectives were to determine the extent of utilization of ICT
resources available for teaching biology; influence of gender and years of teaching
experiences on biology teachers’ level of utilization of the available ICT resources. Survey
research design was adopted for the study. The sample comprised 51 secondary school biology
teachers drawn using simple random sampling technique in Irepodun Local Government Area
of Kwara State, Nigeria. Data were gathered using researchers designed questionnaire whose
reliability coefficient was found to be 0.79 using Cronbach alpha correlation statistics.
Frequency, percentage and mean were used to provide answers to the three research questions
while t-test and ANOVA was used to test the null hypotheses. The findings indicated that:
Overhead Projector, Internet, Computers, Wireless Microphone, Mobile Devices, and Printer
were frequently utilized; while other ICT devices available in some schools were rarely utilized
or never utilized. In addition, there was no significant difference in the utilization of the
available ICT resources based on teachers’ gender and experiences. Hence it was
recommended that government should provide more ICT facilities in schools in order to
enhance the classroom teaching and learning of biology.