Usability of ICT In Teaching of Islamic Studies in Colleges of Education in Kwara State, Nigeria
Keywords:
ICT, Usability, Colleges of Education, Islamic StudiesAbstract
Information and Communication Technology is presently recognised as a viable and veritable educational tool. The application of ICT makes teaching and learning simpler, closer and easier to acquire at any convenient time and place. Availability and utilisation of ICT devices in the teaching and learning arena are said to be among the major determinants of teaching and learning effectiveness at all levels of education. Islamic Studies is one of the courses offered in colleges of education in Nigeria that can be taught using ICT. Therefore, this study aims to examine the influence of ICT on teaching Islamic studies in colleges of education in North Central, Nigeria. Three purposes of study and research questions were formulated in this study. Descriptive survey research was adopted in this study. The population of this study was all Islamic Studies lecturers in all colleges of education in Kwara State and a purposive sampling technique was used to sample the respondents in this study. An adapted questionnaire titled Usability of ICT in the Teaching of Islamic Studies was used. A research question was raised and answered in the study. Mean and Standard Deviation were the statistical tools adopted in the study and it was revealed in the study that the usability of ICT tools in teaching Islamic Studies in colleges of education in Kwara State was moderate. It is therefore recommended that Islamic Studies lecturers should endeavour to use recent ICT tools for teaching Islamic Studies in colleges of education.
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