PROBLEMS MILITATING AGAINST THE EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF ICT TOOLS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN IKWUANO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ABIA STATE

This study investigated the problem militating against the effective utilization of ICT tools in ensuring adequacy and proper utilization of ICT tools. Four research questions was used to guide this study and two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The descriptive survey design was used for the study and data were collected through the administration of questionnaire titled“Problems answering the research questions while the hypotheses were tested using the t-test at 0.05 level of significance. Results shows that display monitor, keyboard,mouse and disc drive has the highest percentage availability in public school while in private school display monitor keyboard and mouse and computer laboratory has the highest percentage of availability. On the extent of utilization display monitor, keyboard, mouse and disc drive is highly utilized in public school while in private school display monitor keyboard and mouse is used in a very high extent. On the constraints to utilization,result shows that respondents agreed with the stated items as constraints to availability and utilization of ICT tools, which are poor working condition, lack of basic laboratory, lack of regular power supply e.t.c. In proffering ways of ensuring proper utilization of ICT tools, the respondents agreed that the stated items are ways proper utilization of ICT tools for teaching and learning can be ensured in both private and public secondary schools. Based on the findings, the study recommended that Federal and State Ministry of Education under the Federal Government should provide the required ICT tools need in schools (both public and private schools) in sufficiently good quantity and working condition.