Information Communication Technologies, Academic Staff Job Performance and Students’ Academic Performance in Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria

Authors

  • Yahaya Danjuma Mohammed Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Education, University of Abuja, Nigeria
  • Paul Sadiat Abiola Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Education, University of Abuja, Nigeria
  • Simon Omoregie Ajayi Directorate of General Studies in Education, FCT, College of Education, Zuba, Abuja, Nigeria.

Keywords:

Information Communication Technologies, Academic Staff job Performance, Students’ Academic Performance

Abstract

The study assessed the impact of information communication technologies (ICT) on academic staff job performance and students’ academic performance in tertiary institutions in Abuja, Nigeria. The study used the survey design. The population of this study consisted of all the lecturers in tertiary institutions in Abuja. 200 academic staff were selected from the three public tertiary institutions in FCT, Abuja for the study. The sample size of 200 was selected using simple random sampling technique. The instrument used for data collection was a closed-ended structured questionnaire which was made up of fifteen items. The instrument was validated by two experts in Department of Measurement and Evaluation, University of Abuja. The reliability of the instrument was ascertained using Cronbach Coefficient and a reliability index of 0.82. The statistical technique used by the researcher includes percentage and frequency count, mean and one way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The ANOVA was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance and confidence level to know whether to accept or reject the null hypotheses. The study concluded that there was significant relationship between information communication technologies (ICT) and academic staff job performance and it is also established that there was a significant relationship between information communication technologies (ICT) and students’ academic performance in tertiary institutions in FCT, Abuja, Nigeria. Based on this result, the paper hereby recommended that the tertiary institutions manager should provide adequate information communication technologies (ICT) to all the tertiary institutions in Federal capital territory, F CT, Abuja, Nigeria.

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2024-01-10

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Mohammed, Y. D., Abiola, P. S., & Ajayi, S. O. (2024). Information Communication Technologies, Academic Staff Job Performance and Students’ Academic Performance in Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria. International Journal of Academic Integrity and Curriculum Development, 1(1), 83–90. Retrieved from https://academicajournal.com/IJAICD/article/view/20

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