ABSTRACT

The study investigated Information and Communication Technology Facilities for Teacher’s work performance in Public Secondary School  in Abia State. The study adopted Survey research design. Six research questions and six null hypotheses guided the study. The population of the study was 1,984 teachers from both urban and rural areas in Abia State .A sample size of 322 teachers were used for the study. A stratified simple random sampling technique was used to select 12 schools from both urban and rural. The instrument used for data collection was structured questionnaire titled “Information and Communication Technology for Teachers Work Performance” (ICTTWP). The reliability of the instrument was determined using Cronbach Alpha method with indices of 0.84, 0.81, 0.77, 0.87, 0.82 and .67 were obtained from cluster A, B, C, D, E, and  F respectively with overall index of 0.79. Data were analyzed using frequencies and percentages to answer research question one, while research question 2-6 were answered using mean and standard deviation. The t-test was used to test the null hypotheses formulated at 0.05 level of significance. The results indicated that out of the 20 items listed, 8 items were available, 12 items were utilized to a low extent for teachers' work performance respectively. Meanwhile, there is no significant difference between the mean ratings of urban and rural teachers’ work performance on the availability, utilization, maintenance of ICT facilities. It was concluded that Schools, Management and Government should ensure that ICT facilities are available, effectively utilized and maintained. Also, the provision of alternative power supply, putting up well furnished ICT centers, upgrading obsolete ICT facilities, installation of network cables at subsidized rate, sending teachers on regular workshops and seminars for capacity building and regular maintenance were recommended as ways of overcoming those challenges.