Abrahami, L. N., & Chuku, B. J. (2018). Application of information and communication technology (ICT) in teaching geography in secondary schools in Obio/Akpor, River state, Nigeria. International Journal of Scientific Research in Education, 11, 28–50. 

Abstract: 

“This study–‘Application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in teaching Geography in Secondary Schools in Obio/Akpor, Rivers state, Nigeria’ is aimed at portraying Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as a key resource in the effectual teaching of Geography in Secondary Schools. In doing this, the researchers employed a descriptive survey research design. The study was guided by four (4) research questions. The population of the study comprised 240 Geography teachers drawn from all the public and private Senior Secondary Schools in Obio/Akpor, Rivers State. It was later sampled to 60 Geography teachers using proportionate stratified random/probability sampling technique. The researchers in the course of the study employed the use of a sixty (60) item questionnaire as the instrument for data collection. The instrument was validated, having a reliability index of 0.83. It was then administered and the data collected analyzed using mean and percentage. At the end of the analysis, it was revealed that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can be best applied in teaching virtually all areas in Geography; that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) applied in teaching Geography in secondary schools has enormous and positive effects; that its application is not without a challenge, but that the challenges can be resolved with some measures, among which are inclusion of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Geography curriculum and more especially, Geography teachers’ education curriculum; training and retraining of Geography teachers on the application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Geography education; engagement of only trained, certified and qualified Geography teachers in teaching Geography; provision of enough fund for the procurement and maintenance of Information and Communication Technological (ICT) tools and facilities; motivation of teachers through prompt remuneration, allowances, incentives, aids and grants; etc.”