Investigation into the Utilization of ICT Facilities for Teaching Purposes among University Lecturers: Influence of Gender, Age, Qualification and Years of Teaching Experience

Balarabe Yushau; Fadip Audu Nannim

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Balarabe Yushau ¹ ^* , Fadip Audu Nannim ²

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¹ Science Education Department, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, NIGERIA² Department of Science Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, NIGERIA^* Corresponding Author

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This study investigates lecturers’ level of utilization of ICT facilities for teaching purposes in Nigerian universities. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. And a questionnaire with a reliability of 0.907 was used for data collection. Data was collected at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi from a sample of 433 lecturers out of a population of 928. The results show that lecturers have the knowledge of using ICT facilities in teaching, however, they rarely use them in teaching. It was also found that lecturers’ age and years of teaching experiences were significant factors influencing the level of ICT utilization in teaching. However, no significant difference was found due to gender and educational qualification. It was recommended among others that there should be regular sensitization programmes on the importance of using ICT facilities as it promotes students’ learning and enhance their academic achievement.

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lecturers
level of utilization
ICT
teaching
university

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Yushau, B., & Nannim, F. A. (2020). Investigation into the Utilization of ICT Facilities for Teaching Purposes among University Lecturers: Influence of Gender, Age, Qualification and Years of Teaching Experience. Pedagogical Research, 5(2), em0054. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/7845

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Yushau B, Nannim FA. Investigation into the Utilization of ICT Facilities for Teaching Purposes among University Lecturers: Influence of Gender, Age, Qualification and Years of Teaching Experience. PEDAGOGICAL RES. 2020;5(2):em0054. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/7845

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Yushau B, Nannim FA. Investigation into the Utilization of ICT Facilities for Teaching Purposes among University Lecturers: Influence of Gender, Age, Qualification and Years of Teaching Experience. PEDAGOGICAL RES. 2020;5(2), em0054. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/7845

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Yushau, Balarabe, and Fadip Audu Nannim. "Investigation into the Utilization of ICT Facilities for Teaching Purposes among University Lecturers: Influence of Gender, Age, Qualification and Years of Teaching Experience". Pedagogical Research 2020 5 no. 2 (2020): em0054. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/7845

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Yushau, B., and Nannim, F. A. (2020). Investigation into the Utilization of ICT Facilities for Teaching Purposes among University Lecturers: Influence of Gender, Age, Qualification and Years of Teaching Experience. Pedagogical Research, 5(2), em0054. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/7845

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Yushau, Balarabe et al. "Investigation into the Utilization of ICT Facilities for Teaching Purposes among University Lecturers: Influence of Gender, Age, Qualification and Years of Teaching Experience". Pedagogical Research, vol. 5, no. 2, 2020, em0054. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/7845