Abstract:

The research is a cross-sectional descriptive survey conducted at Schools of Nursing and Midwifery in Benue State on “ Knowledge and Use of ICT in Teaching and Learning Among Teachers and Students”. The specific objectives were; to assess the availability of ICT facilities in the schools, to assess the knowledge of the teachers and students on the use of ICT facilities in teaching and learning, to ascertain the extent to which the teachers and students make use of the available ICT facilities, to assess the perceived usefulness of the ICT to teachers and students, and to determine factors hindering the availability and use of ICT facilities in the schools for teachers and students use. Stratified sampling technique was used to group the students into homogeneous subsets of classes/levels of study after which convenience sampling technique was used to select samples used for the study disproportionately. Data were collected from the respondents through self-structured and validated questionnaire. Data obtained were analyzed and presented using frequency distribution table while chi-square was used to analyse the stated hypotheses. Based on the findings; there is availability of ICT in the schools, however, not all items needed for smooth running of ICT were available and the existing ones are insufficient, both the teachers and the students have some degree of knowledge about ICT but such knowledge is seriously limited as most of the teachers and students were not computer literate, most teachers and students were not making use of the available ICTs in the school and those who made use of it were inconsistent in their use of the ICT facilities even though most of them believed that ICT use in teaching and learning is very essential for better and quality education. Factors hindering the availability and use of ICT facilities in the schools were multifactorial as shown in the study. The researcher made the following recommendations; management and leadership of the schools should put more effort to ensure provision of adequate ICT facilities for teachers and students use as this will enhance the quality of the teaching and learning in the school, and that the government should make use of ICT facilities in teaching and learning mandatory in all schools even as they assist schools who cannot afford it to secure adequate ICT facilities for teachers and students use.

Keywords: Knowledge, Use, ICT, Teaching, Learning, Teachers, and Students.

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