Proceedings of the 1st Teaching & Education Conference, Amsterdam

UTILIZATION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AND JOB PERFORMANCE OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION LECTURERS IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA

CAMILUS BEN

Abstract:

This study investigated the utilization of information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and lecturers’ job performance in tertiary institutions in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Three research questions and three research hypotheses focusing on instruction delivery, acquisition of instructional materials and conservation as well as the preservation of instructional material resources guided the study. The survey research design was adopted for the study. One hundred Agricultural Education lecturers working in both private and public tertiary institutions in Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria constituted the population of the study. Questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Analysis was the statistical tool used for data analysis. The findings of the study revealed that there was significant relationship between ICT usage and lecturers’ job performance in tertiary institutions in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. It was recommended among others that agricultural Education lecturers working in tertiary institutions in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria should be trained on the utilization of ICT in order to optimize their basic job of instruction delivery, acquisition of instructional materials and conservation as well as the preservation of instructional material resources.

Keywords: Information and Communication Technology, Instruction Delivery, Instructional Material, Conservation, Preservation, Job Performance, Agricultural Education

DOI: 10.20472/TEC.2015.001.002

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