Teacher Attitudes towards Using ICT as an Educational Tool: The Case of Nigerian Secondary School Teachers in the City of Ibadan and Abuja

Education for over two decades has taken a new turn to improve the way instructions are passed to students. Educational improvements has seen the introduction of so many information communications technology tools in education, for which teachers were trained, while some develop themselves to be able to use this tools in the classroom as an educational tool. The significance of this dissertation is solely focused on probing the Nigerian Secondary School teachers’ attitude towards using Information and Communication Technology (ICT). This study also looked into the beliefs that concerns teachers’ by using ICT as an educational tool and also attitudes based on factors such as age, gender, education (certificate and university training), subject taught and experience level. Data was gathered from 200 participants via use of questionnaires and also interview questions both written and recorded. Analysis was carried out on gathered data using ANOVA, t-test, standard deviations and percentages. Significant differences was also conducted on the variable factors based on the demographic characteristics of each participant. The findings from this study shows the attitudes of Nigerian secondary school teachers holds towards ICT usage as an educational tool in the classroom were on a high scale and there were significant differences on their attitudes on using ICT as an educational tool based on age, education, experience level, subject taught and also their beliefs based on experience level. Keywords: Attitude, Education, Information and Communication Technology.