PERSPECTIVE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PHYSICS TEACHERS ON THE USE INFORMATIONCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING PHYSICS IN ILORIN

Abstract

The study investigates the Perspective of Secondary School Physics Teachers on the use Information
Communication Technology (ICT) in teaching Physics in Ilorin. The purpose was to determine the perspective of
effective Physics teachers on the use of ICT’s in teaching Physics in secondary schools. Three research questions
were formulated to guide the study. The study was conducted using descriptive survey design. The population for
the study comprised all secondary school Physics teachers in Ilorin metropolis and the sample of 75 teachers
were randomly selected out of 135 Physics teachers using simple random techniques. ICT Questionnaire (ICTQ)
and Teacher Effectiveness Questionnaire (ITQ) were used to collect data which had reliability coefficient of 0.86
and 0. 83respectively.The data were collected by direct administration and analysed using Mean rating and 3. 0
as the bench mark. The finding of the study reveal that, the use of ICT promote teaching and learning of Physics,
some of ICT instruments can be used in teaching and learning Physics and there are some hindered problem in
using of ICT in teaching and learning which we need to cater for. It was recommended that the Federal
Government should ensure good internet connectivity in Nigeria to boost the use of ICT’s tools in teaching and
learning among others