ABSTRACT

This study determined the correlation between Information and communication technology devices usage as correlates of instructional delivery of Economics in public secondary schools in Umuahia North local government area ofAbia state Nigeria. The study adopted a correlation survey research design. The sample of the study was 128 consisting of 8 Economics teachers and 120 students drawn from public secondary schools in Umuahia North local government area of Abia state using multi-stage sampling procedure. The instruments for data collection were Information and Communication Technology Devices Usage Questionnaire (ICTDUQ) and Instructional Delivery of Economics Questionnaire (IDEQ) which were all developed by the researcher. The instruments were validated by three experts, two in educational technology and one in measurement and evaluation. The internal consistency ofthe items in the instruments were determined using Cronbach Alpha statistic which yielded coefficients of 0.79 and 0.71 for ICTDUQ and IDEQ respectively. Two research assistants helped in data collection. Out of the 128 copies of the two instruments administered respectively, 121copies of each ofthe instruments representing approximately 95% rate ofreturn were correctly filled by the respondents and were used for data analysis. Pearson product moment correlation was used to answer the six research questions while linear regression analysis was used to test the six null hypotheses that guided the study at 0.05 level ofsignificance. The findings showed among others that Power point presentation, Audio-visual devices usage, as well as Internet usage respectively to very high extent significantly relate to instructional delivery of Economics in public secondary schools. The results also revealed that word processing document as well as Interactive White board significantly to a high and low extent respectively relate to instructional delivery of Economics in public secondary schools. The study therefore, concluded that Information and communication technology devices usage significantly to a very high extent correlate to instructional delivery of Economics in secondary schools in Umuahia North local government area of Abia state. Based on the findings and conclusion, it was recommended that educational researchers should carry out more studies on the effective use of ICT resources in instructional deliveries in schools. It was also recommended that Principals and school administrations should organize workshops for their teachers on the effective use of Power point in teaching and learning in schools.