A Study of Teachers’ Self Efficacy and ICTs Integration in Physics Class Rooms in Kano State, Nigeria

Yahaya Isa Bunkure

Abstract


The Federal Government of Nigeria, in its National Policy on Education (Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2014), recognizes the prominent role of ICTs in the modern world. This study examined the extent to which Information Communication Technology (ICT) is integrated into various Physics Concepts in Secondary schools Curriculum as well as Teachers’ Self Efficacy about ICTs Integration in Physics Class Rooms in Kano State, Nigeria. Descriptive survey design was used to collect data on Teachers’ Self Efficacy and ICTs Integration (TIIQ) from 56 Physics teachers drawn from Science Colleges in Kano Metropolis. The TII Questionnaire was validated by specialists in science and Computer Education. Analysis of the results reveals that majority of the teachers (80.35%) believed that they are literate enough to incorporate ICTs in Physics class room but the extent of integration of ICTs into Senior Secondary Physics Education is minimal and to a large extent inadequate. It was recommended among others that the use of ICTs for instructional delivery should be incorporated into teacher training programs of pre-service and in-service Physics teachers. 

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