Assessment of Ict-Based Tools in the Teaching and Learning of Fine and Applied Arts in Colleges of Education in North-Central Nigeria

Abstract

Ibenegbu Chris Ifeanyi, RitaDoris Ubah, Bih Juliet Angu, Mbadimma Chinemelum, Ugwu Petrus Ugochukwu, Benedict Eze and Chinedozie UwakwE

The study assessed the ICT-based tools in the teaching and learning of fine and applied arts in colleges of education in North Central Nigeria. Three research questions and two hypotheses were formulated for the study. The population comprised 109 respondents. A sample size of 69 respondents was used for the study. A structured questionnaire of 0.77 reliability was used for data collection. Data collected were analyzed using Mean and t-tests. Results showed that the majority (71.0%) of the ICT tools itemized were available in colleges of education, and they are; computer sets, video cameras, digital cameras, camcorders, PowerPoint presentation packages, magic boards, overhead projectors, inter- net connections, open reed projector, among others. Of the ICT tools available, only 41.7% were used in the teaching of fine and applied arts in the various colleges. The study found that instructors’ poor ICT proficiency affected the utiliza- tion of ICT-based tools in the teaching of fine and applied arts in colleges of education. t-test analysis on the responses of lecturers from state and federal colleges of education on the availability of ICT-based tools, their utilization and lecturers’ proficiency of ICT-based tools in the teaching of fine and applied arts did not detect significant differences at p < 0.05. The paper recommends that education authorities should periodically, through workshops, conferences and seminars, retrain the trainers in fine and applied arts in colleges of education to update them on the recent develop- ments in information and communication technology.

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