INFLUENCE OF ICT ON TEACHING AND LEARNING OF BUSINESS EDUCATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MAKURDI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BENUE STATE.

The study examined the influence of ICT on teaching and learning of Business education in secondary schools in Makurdi local government area of Benue State. To achieve the purpose of this study, four research questions were raised and four hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The research questions were answered using descriptive statistics of the mean and standard deviation while the hypotheses were tested with the use of inferential parametric statistics of t-test. The research design adopted for this study was the descriptive survey research design. A sample size of two hundred (200) respondents was randomly selected for the study. The instrument for data collection was questionnaire. The findings from the study among others revealed that availability of ICT facilities has a significant influence in teaching and learning of Business education in secondary schools in Makurdi local government area of Benue State. It was also found that ICT skills have a significant influence in teaching and learning of Business education in secondary schools in Makurdi local government area of Benue State. Lastly, it was revealed that the use of ICT facilities has a significant influence in teaching and learning of Business education in secondary schools in Makurdi local government area of Benue State. Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended among others that government and stakeholders of education should invest more on improving the ICT infrastructure to address the ICT related problems of students