ABSTRACT
This research work focuses on “The Effect of ICT on Academic Achievement of Business Education Students in Ogun-State. In this regards, the study discovers some problems associated with ICT on Academic Achievement of Business Education Students.Parts of the problems are: Lack of electricity which hruders the application of ICT towards teaching and learning of Business Education Students in College of Education. They do not have access to computer instructional technology due to insufficient provision of the adequate needed computer alongside their software needed for effective teaching and learning. It looks at how ICT affects or influences the Academic Achievement of Business Education Students towards learning.The study also puts up some useful recommendation that will help in solving the problems militating against ICT on Academic Achievement of Business Education students, among which are:
– Adequate electricity should be provided into ICT laboratory in other to allow ICT to function very well and also toward learning were effective and efficient.
– Up to date software packages should be made available on the available computer system in other to make the accessibility easy for learner using the computer system.
– Government should also be of help by supporting the tertiary institution having Business Education students so as to enhance effective and efficient learning and teaching for academic achievement through the use of ICT facilities.
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Information Technology (IT) has been defined by several authors in different ways.
Information can be viewed as description that shows details above something. It can be defined as raw data sent by an individual or an organization personnel to another person telling him or her details about what is happening.
Technology can be defined as the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and there inter-relation with life, society and environment drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science and pure science. It is derived from Greek word “technologia” meaning “systematic treatment”.
Therefore, Information and Technology according to Kehinde (2003) defined it as a mechanism used to process, store and transmit information. It is the convergence of various electronic data media with computers at the centre for the process of collecting, storing, processing and distributing information by electronic means.
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) refers to technologies that provide access to information through the use of tele-communications. It is similar to information Technology (I.T), but focuses primarily on communication technology. This includes the internet, wireless network, cell phones and other communication mediums.
In the past few decades, ICT have provided society with a vast away of new communication capabilities. For example, people can communicate in real time both with others in different countries using technologies such as instant messaging, voice over I.P (VOIP) and Video Conferencing. Social networking websites like facebook which allow users from all over the world to remain in contact and communicate on a regular basis.
Modern ICT has created a “global village” in which people can communicate with other access the world as if they were living next door. For this reason, ICT is often studied in the context of how modern communication technologies affect society.
Academic achievement or performance is the outcome of education: the extent to which a student, teacher or institution has achieved their educational goals. Academic achievement is commonly measured by examinations or continuous assessment but there is no general agreement on how it is best tested or which aspect are most important; procedure knowledge such as skills or declarative knowledge such as facts.
In view of the above, to enhance excellence in academic on the part of Nigeria students and to be relevant to the achievement of academic technologies, ICT becomes very important because of various academic role it is expected to play. For instance, most of the schools libraries are now computer based where academic information are accessed via internet. It is upon this promise that this study intends to find out the effect that ICT has on the academic achievement of students of higher institutions of learning in order to whether the said facilities has contributed positively or otherwise in academic pursuit of Nigerian Students.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
There is outcry by almost every students of higher institution of learning that academic information are very difficult to access via library services and relevant text. Even teachers in most cases do have the same difficulties but with the emergence of Information and Communication Technology, the problem of lack of academic information is somehow solved.
Therefore, it is the objectives of this study to examine to what extent has ICT contributed to academic information provision and achievement of students academic performance. But observation reveals that there are some problems associated with the use of ICT academically which may hinder its positive effects on students academic achievement. The study aims at proffering solutions to all these problems so that the applications of ICT academically can be meaningful.
1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The main purpose of the study is to ascertain the effects of ICT on the academic achievements of Business Education Students. Specifically, the study is carried out to;
a. Find out ICT facilities that are relevant to academic achievement.
b. Find out the extent to which ICT has help Business Education Students to achieve academically.
c. Find out the availability of ICT facilities in College of Education.
d. Find out the factors militating against the application of ICT in colleges of Education.
e. Find out how effective and efficient is the use of ICT resources in College of Education for Business Education Students in Colleges of Education.
1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
a. The study is expected to provide a basis for comprehensive information on ICT.
b. The result of this study will serve as a blueprint for libraries information managers, researchers, students and lecturers to charts. The right course of action for the use of information and communication technology in furthering education through policy formulation and implementation.
1.5 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The following questions are generated to help in the conduct of the study.
a. What are the Information and Communication Technology facilities that are relevant to the academic achievement of Business Education Students?
b. To what extent has Information and Communication Technology help Business Education Student to achieve academically?
c. What are the factors militating against the application of ICT in Colleges of Education?
d. How effective and efficient is the use of ICT resources in Colleges of Education for Business Education Students in Colleges of Education.
1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
This research work is on the effect on ICT on the academic achievement of Business Education Students in Colleges of Education in Ogun State. However, it covers Federal College of Education, Abeokuta.
1.7 OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF TERMS
a. ICT: Information and Communication Technology
b. Effects: This means to achieve (something), constrain and cause it to happen
Academic Achievement: It is the outcome of education the extent to which a students, teacher or institution has achieved their educational goals.