Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (SJHSS)
Volume-3 | Issue-01 | 21-28
Original Research Article
Assessment of Information and Communication Technology Competencies of Students in Teacher Education Department, Niger Delta University, Bayelsa State
Toinpere Mercy Frederick-Jonah, Patrick Chukwuemeka Igbojinwaekwu
Published : Jan. 30, 2018
Abstract
The study assessed the Information and Communication Technology
(ICT) competencies possessed by students of Teacher Education Department,
Niger Delta University, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. It adopted a descriptive survey
design. Six research questions guided the study. Two hundred (200; 82 males and
118 females) teacher education students formed the sample of the study; the sample
comprised fifty (50) students from each level. A validated fifty-nine (59) items on a
four point Likert scale questionnaire titled Students’ Competencies on Information
and Communication Technology (SCICT) was used for data collection. Cronbach
Alpha was used to establish the reliability index of the instrument as 0.71. The data
collected were analyzed with frequency, simple percentage and mean. It was found
that respondents possessed competencies in basic computer knowledge, word
processing and electronic communication and fair in spreadsheet, power point and
multimedia applications. It was recommended, among others, that students in
Teacher Education Department should be given sufficient training on how to use
ICT in their academic studies.