VITAL ROLES OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT’S LEARNING AMIDST CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC IN ENUGU EDUCATION ZONE

The covid-19 crisis has involuntarily mandated education systems worldwide to find alternatives to face-to-face instruction. As a result, online teaching and learning have been used by teachers and students on an unprecedented scale. The pandemic created an unequalled need for information and communication technology which has permitted all schools to suspend academic activities because social distance and isolation is compulsory. The paper therefore investigated vital roles of information and communication technology on secondary school student?s learning amidst coronavirus pandemic in Enugu education zone. Three research questions guided the study. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was 17,670 students and 589 teachers. 50 teachers and 855 students were drawn using simple random sampling technique. The instrument used for collection of the relevant data was 18-item structured questionnaire titled; Vital Roles of Information and Communication Technology on Students? Learning during Corona virus Pandemic Questionnaire (VRICTSLCPQ). The instrument was validated by three experts and Cronbach alpha was used to ascertain the internal consistency of the developed instrument. Data collected were analyzed using weighted mean. Based on the findings, it was concluded that information and communication technology contributed positively towards students learning during Corona virus Pandemic in secondary schools in Enugu Education Zone. The study showed that constant use of social media by secondary school students often interfered with their learning and thus, reduced their active participation in classes online.

Education, Information, learning, Technology, Corona virus,

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