AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF ICT FACILITIES FOR TEACHING ISLAMIC STUDIESAMONG UPPER BASIC SCHOOL TEACHERS IN ILORIN METROPOLIS, KWARA STATE

Abstract

This paper examined availability and utilization of ICT facilities for teaching Islamic Studies among upper basic
school teachers in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State. Survey research design was used. The sample was 100
Islamic studies teachers selected from 10 upper Basic Secondary Schools in Ilorin metropolis Kwara State. A
Multi-stage sampling procedure was used. A questionnaire was used for data collection. The validity and
reliability was tested through test retest method and the reliability score of 0.76 was obtained. T-test and
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to test the difference in the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significant.
The study found that printer, scanners, photocopy machine and mobile phones are adequately available. The
study indicates that only mobile phones are adequately by Islamic studies teachers in Ilorin metropolis, Kwara
State. The study found that there is a difference between male and female Islamic teachers in the use of ICT
tools for teaching Islamic studies in Ilorin metropolis, Kwara State. The study found that there is significant
influence of qualification on the use of available ICT tools for teaching Islamic Studies. The study found that
there is a difference in the use of ICT tools between rural and urban for teaching Islamic Studies. Based on the
findings, the study concluded among other things that ICT tools such as radio television, desktop computer sets,
projectors, laptops computers, white boards, tablet computers, pen drive and teleconference facilities are rarely
available for the teaching of Islamic studies in upper basic schools in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State. The study
recommends that Islamic studies teachers should utilise that available ICT tools like laptops computers, white
boards, tablet computers, pen drive for teaching Islamic studies at upper basic schools in Ilorin metropolis,
Kwara State