PERSONAL VARIABLES AND BIOLOGY TEACHERS’ USAGE OF ICT IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS

IN CALABAR METROPOLIS

Ita, Caroline Iserom (Ph.D)
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carolineita @unical.edu.ng
ORCID ID:0000-0001-5686-5917. Phone no: 08138229633
Faculty of Educational Foundation Studies

Effiong Effiom Etim, Ph.D
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ORCID ID: 000900078744919/Phone no: 08162580639
Faculty of Science Education
College of Education, University of Calabar, Calabar

Abstract
The study assessed personal variables and Biology Teachers’ Usage of ICT in Secondary
Schools in Calabar Metropolis, using 63 sciences purposively drawn from a population of
168. Three research questions were stated and three corresponding hypotheses were raised.
A 17-itemed structured questionnaire termed, “Biology Teachers’ ICT Usage
Questionnaire”, (BIOTEAICTUQ), with a Cronbach alpha reliability coefficient of 0.84 was
used for data collection. Mean, Standard Deviation, Independent t-test and Analysis of
Variance, (ANOVA), were statistical tools used. Hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of
significance. Results indicated that while Gender and Age did not significantly influence
Secondary School Biology Teachers’ ICT Usage, there was a no significant influence of
Working Experience on Secondary Schools’ Biology Teachers’ ICT Usage in Calabar
Metropolis. It was thus recommended amongst others that intense efforts be made to provide
adequate in-service training and support for professional development of Biology teachers in
ICT for Secondary Schools in Calabar Metropolis.

Key Words: ICT, Biology, Secondary Schools, Teachers, Personal Variables. Download Pdf