PERCEIVED INFLUENCE OF ICT ON TEACHING AND LEARNING OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ILORIN SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Abstract

Information and communication technology is an electronic device used for accessing,
processing, gathering, manipulating, presenting and communicating information. This study
examined perceived influence of Information and communication technology on teaching and
learning of physical education in private secondary schools in Ilorin South. The variables
investigated are: - classroom management, classroom size, time allotted, students’ concentration
and teachers’ presentation. Descriptive research of survey method was adopted. The population
consists of (114) teachers in private secondary schools in Ilorin South Local Government Area,
Randomization technique of fish bowl was used to select twenty (20) private secondary schools.
Simple random sampling technique was used to select three (3) physical education teachers from
each school making a total of sixty (60) respondents. The research instrument was Questionnaire,
validated by three (3) experts in the field of Human Kinetics Education, University of Ilorin. Test
re-test method was used for the reliability. Data collection was conducted by the researcher and
two trained research assistants. Frequency and percentage were used for the data anaysis, the
findings revealed that all the variables were significant determinants of teaching physical
educationin private secondary schools in Ilorin South Local Government. The study recommends
that Information communication technology should be used in the teaching and learning of
Physical Education in private schools in Ilorin south local government for effective use of time
allotted.