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ASSESSMENT OF ICT USAGE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL COMPUTER TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN NSUKKA EDUCATION ZONE OF ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA

The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is very essential in the spread of information. Electronic devices and softwares which aid the spread of information constitute ICT. These devices have impacted positively in education through lesson preparation, instructional delivery, individualized instruction, and collaborative learning. Despite the positive roles of ICT in education, there is paucity of information on its use by secondary school computer teachers and students in Nigeria. The study was thus designed to assess ICT usage among secondary school computer teachers and students in Nsukka Education Zone. The study population consisted of 51 computer teachers and 4242 students while the sample size comprised of 51computer teachers and 520 students. A survey research design was adopted for the study. Data was collected using an instrument titled ‘ICT Usage Assessment Questionnaire’ validated by three experts in computer education. Data were presented as frequencies and percentages. The results of the study showed that ICT was not used effectively in lesson preparation, instructional delivery, individualized learning and collaborative learning of computer studies in public secondary schools in the Zone. Based on the findings, it was concluded that Nigerian secondary schools are yet to extensively adopt Information and Communication Technology.