DOI: 10.36347/sjavs.2020.v07i07.004

Pages: 164-169

The study focuses on impact of utilization of information and communication technology in teaching and learning of animal husbandry in senior secondary schools in Cross River State, Nigeria. The study used descriptive survey research design. Three research questions were raised to guide the study. The population of the study was made up (20) teachers of agricultural education and two hundred students (200) making a total population of two hundred and twenty (220) from ten randomly selected schools with ICT facilities. The reliability of the instrument was through test-retest method. The results from the two tests were correlated and coefficient of 0.86 was obtained. The research questions answered was analyzed using mean score and standard deviation. Based on the findings of this study it was revealed that factors that hinders ICT skill acquisition by teachers and students of animal husbandry are lack of internet connectivity, insufficient numbers of computers and inadequate ICT personnel to assist both teachers and students in time of need. . It was therefore recommended that use of ICT should be extended to non- teaching staff and junior secondary schools as the world is moving toward digital. From the findings the researcher concluded that: Information and communication technology in teaching and learning can only be impactful if there is adequate provision of computers, internet connectivity and teacher’s students readiness to make used of it at when due.