Awareness and Adoption of Information and Communication Technology Innovations among Secondary School Students in Anambra State, Nigeria
Obiageli Ifeoma Ikwuka *
Department of Educational Foundations, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.
Amaka Charity Okoye
Department of Educational Foundations, Kogi State University, Anyigba, Nigeria.
Samuel Ade Olonikawu
Department of Educational Foundations, Kogi State University, Anyigba, Nigeria.
Innocent Chiawa Igbokwe
Department of Educational Management and Policy, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.
Agatha Adanna Offordile
Department of Electrical Electronics, Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria.
Chinyere Celina Okoye
Department of Educational Foundations, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.
Victoria Chidiebele Udenwa
Department of Educational Foundations, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.
Amarachukwu Immaculeta Ezejibuaku
Department of Educational Foundations, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Despite the effort of the Federal Government of Nigeria to improve the standard of instructional delivery process in secondary schools via the introduction of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) innovations, the attainment of the ICT objectives in secondary schools still remains far-fetched. The study investigated awareness, acceptance and adoption of ICT innovations among secondary school students. Three research questions guided the study and survey research design was adopted. The population of the study consisted of all 7012 students in the 18 public secondary schools in the study area. The sample for the study comprised 360 students obtained through multi-stage sampling procedure. “Awareness of ICT Innovations among Secondary School Students” (Awareness), “Acceptance of ICT Innovations by Secondary School Students” (Acceptance) and “Adoption of ICT Innovations by Secondary School Students” (Adoption) were constructed by the researchers and used for data collection. The instruments were validated by three experts. The findings revealed that secondary school students in Aguata Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra State are aware of ICT innovations, and have accepted them for learning. It was further revealed that the said students have adopted ICT innovations for learning to a low extent. In line with the results of the study, it was suggested that State government have to ensure that ICT innovations are made accessible to students to adopt for learning and research purposes.
Keywords: ICT, innovations, awareness, acceptance, adoption