An Investigation of ICT Utilization by Secondary School Social Studies Teachers in the Production of Instructional Media.

Abstract

This paper investigated the utilization of ICT by secondary school Social Studies teachers in the production of instructional media in Minna, Niger State. The professional knowledge and skills of instructional media and technology possessed for the production of instructional media indicated by the tasks the teachers can accomplish, the source of their knowledge and the types of instructional media that they produced were considered. Attempt was made to find out whether the knowledge and skills possessed varied with gender. Survey design was used for the study and a structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 101 respondents, 58male and 43 female. Weighted mean and t-test statistics were used to analyse the data. The results revealed that teachers possess moderate level of knowledge and skills of instructional media and technology for the production of instructional media based on the tasks that they can perform though the overall level of the types of instructional media that the teachers could produce was low. The study also revealed that Social Studies teachers’ major source of knowledge was personal effort. There was no significant difference between male and female teacher’s knowledge and skills. As such it is recommended that government at all levels should make available the ICT facilities needed for training, also seminars and workshops should be organized on regular bases for teachers on instructional media and technology to enhance their proper knowledge.