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Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies (JETERAPS) (Vol 1 No 1)
Article Title: Reviewing Science Education Curriculum through the Integration of ICT Practices: Implication for Scientific Literacy
by A.U. Nwanekezi, Bruno Onyekuru and A.A. Oragwu

Abstract:
The paper was a descriptive survey research, which sought to ascertain among others whether the revision of science education curriculum through the integration of ICT practices would produce individuals who would be knowledgeable and have understanding of natural phenomena. The sample size comprised of 32 principals, 18 curriculum experts and 350 teachers. Four research questions and one null hypothesis guided the study. The instrument used for data collection was structured questionnaire titled; "Structured Education Curriculum and ICT" (SEC - ICT) developed by the researchers. The reliability alpha coefficient of 0.84 was established when Spearman Brown prophecy formula technique was applied on the instrument. The data collected were analyzed using mean statistics to answer the research questions and ANOVA in testing the null hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings among others indicated that the revisioning of science education curriculum through integrating ICT has the potentials to produce individuals who are scientific literate. Based on the findings, recommendations were made among which was that staff professional development in ICT should be given priority attention for successful integration of ICT into science education curriculum.
Keywords: science education curriculum, ICT, curriculum experts, ANOVA
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