CHAPTER ONE
1.0
INTRODUCTION
1.1
BACKGROUND
OF THE STUDY
Information
and communication technology (ICT) is an umbrella term that include any
communication device or application encompassing radio, television, cellular
phones, computer and network, hardware and software system satellite system and
so on, as well as the various services and application associated with them,
such as video conferencing and distance learning. Over the years, education as
been recognized as the bed rock of every society. The word has grown to the
point that the uneducated man looses relevance in the society. Thus the demand
for education is so highly esteemed that it is almost becoming insatiable. It
is quite easy to agree with Coombs in Keegan (2002) that many countries in the
world today need ICT in education system which will be useful for students
population of 100,000 and more but government in both developed and developing
countries no longer have the money to erect and maintain ICT equipment and ICT
building for such large number of students or if they do have the money they
would put the money into the changing political and developmental priorities.
What is needed now is a source of education that is capable of satisfying the
educational needs of all section of the society and handling the education needs
of those who are unable to pursue full time regular courses with it, in service
personnel house wives, disabled persons, aged people, people residing in remote
already, school dropout etc should be able to avail themselves of the courses
offered. This has to be student academic education or open learning system
where they can mate se of ICT effectively to boast them academic performance
wherever that are with the advent of the internet, the world has become a
global villages, communication and information can now be both assessed and
shared through the information super high ways the contemporary society as come
to the point where academic of students become easier to enable them to perform
better academic Nsereka (2003) would.
In
the past few years, the experience of school using information and
communication technology (ICT) has gradually been disseminated whole one could
talk about the use of communication devices such as the telephone fax, SMS,
HyperCard, Hyper media, video conferencing and teleconferencing electronic,
news gathering election publishing one has got to also talk about wireless
paging the computer and of course the internet and information super high way.
Based on the foregoing indicators that can help students to perform excellently
in their academics.
1.2
STATEMENT
OF PROBLEM
The
basic problem of study is to examine the Roles of Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) in Educational Research have positive impact on student
academic performance in higher education or not.
1.3
PURPOSE
OF THE STUDY
The
purpose of the study has been broken into the following specific objective such
as to
i.
Find out whether information and
communication technology (ICT) has any impact on student academic performance
in Tertiary Institution.
ii.
To examine the use of information
communication technology for quality education
iii.
Determine the teaching methods in
student performance that support use of information and communication on
technology.
iv.
Determining the relationship between the
use of information and communication technology media and the academic
performance of the students.
1.4
SIGNIFICANCE
OF THE STUDY
Another important dimension of ICTs in research is the use of
online full text databases and online research libraries/virtual libraries
which are the direct outcome of the growth in telecommunications networks and
technology. These databases and libraries provide researchers with online
access to the contents of hundreds of thousands of books from major publishing
houses, research reports, and peer- reviewed articles in electric journals. ICT
has also played a major role in university and industry partnership in Europe.
1.5
LIMITATION
OF THE STUDY
This
research is intending to carry out a complete the use of information and
communication technology (ICT) as a change agent for quality education in
tertiary institution . But due to time and financial the research work will be carried
out Lagos State University (LASU).
1.6
SCOPE
OF THE STUDY
This
study is restricted to the use of information and communication technology (ICT)
as a change agent for quality education in tertiary institution. However the
scope of this research work would be invited to an assessment of one selected
higher institution Lagos State University (LASU).
1.7
RESEARCH
QUESTIONS
The
following research question have been made to guide the study
i.
Does Information and Communication
Technology have any impact on students’ academic performance?
ii.
Does (ICT) enhances qualitative and
quantitative academic achievement of student in higher education?
iii.
Does the use of information
communication technology affect quality education?
iv.
Does the teaching methods of teacher
affect the performance of students using (ICT)?
v.
Is there relationship between the use of
information and communication technology (ICT) media and the academic
performance of the students?
1.8 RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS
Ho: There
is no significant impact of information and communication technology on
students academic performance.
H1: There is no significant effect of ICT on the qualitative and quantitative
academic achievement of students in
higher education.
H2: There is no significant effect of the use of ICT for quality
education.
H3: There is no significant effect of the teachers is teaching
method on the performance of students
using ICT.
H4: There is no significant relationship between the use of (ICT)
media and the academic performance
of students.
1.9 DEFINITION
OF TERMS
Information:
Knowledge
or facts learned especially about a certain subject or event.
Communication:
The
impacting or exchanging of information by speaking, writing or using some other
medium like telephone line or computer.
Technology:
The
purposeful application of information in the design production, and utilization
of goods and services and in the organization of human activities technology is
generally divided.
Student:
A person formally engaged in learning especially on enrolled in a school or
college it is also known as pupils.
Academic:
A teacher or scholar in a university or other institution of higher education.
Performance:
The act or style of performing a work or role before an audient. The way in
which someone or something functions.