ASSESSING THE RELEVANCE OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF BIOLOGY AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN TARAUNI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KANO STATE, NIGERIA.

Abstract The study was focused on for assessing the relevance of Information CommunicationandTechnology (ICT) for ef ective teaching and learning of Biology among Senior Secondary School Biology students in Tarauni Local Government Area, Kano State. The study employsadescriptive research design to describe the current status of ICT relevance in Biology education. The population consists of all SS II Biology students from public senior secondary schoolsinDala Local Government Area, totaling 1929 students across 15 schools. A sample of 100students from four schools was selected using simple random sampling. The research instrument is a questionnaire with four sections: demographic data, relevance of ICT in teaching Biology, rate of ICT usage by teachers, and dif erences in performance between male and female studentstaught with ICT versus traditional methods. Responses are measured on a Likert 4-scale. Validity and reliability of the instrument were ensured through vetting by three lecturers fromAliko Dangote University of Science and Technology. Data collection involves distributingquestionnaires to 100 students with analysis using simple percentages and tables. The studyconcluded that information and communication technology has significant relevance for theef ective teaching of Biology in these schools. Secondly, despite its potential benefits, teachersare not currently using ICT during the teaching and learning of Biology in senior secondaryschools. Thirdly, senior secondary school students face significant challenges in usingICTforef ective teaching and learning of Biology