LEVEL OF CORRESPONDENCE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONTENT WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF UPPER BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORE CURRICULUM IN EBONYI STATE
Sr No:
Page No:
65-70
Language:
English
Authors:
Destiny Onyebuchi Ekoyo*, Okechukwu Sunday Abonyi
Received:
2026-01-08
Accepted:
2026-02-13
Published Date:
2026-02-27
Abstract:
The study investigated the level of correspondence of information technology content
with the specifications of upper basic science and technology core curriculum in Ebonyi state.
One research question and a null hypothesis guided the study. The study employed programme
evaluation research design. The population of the study include all the four hundred and eleven
(411) public and private upper basic education schools and all the two thousand, four hundred
and sixty-six (2466) information technology teachers in Ebonyi State. The sample for the study
comprised of forty-two upper basic education schools and two hundred and forty-six information
technology teachers in Ebonyi State. The schools were drawn from a total of four hundred and
eleven public and private upper basic schools in Ebonyi State. The instrument that was used in
collecting data for this study was Information Technology curriculum implementation evaluation
checklist (ITCIEC) developed by the researchers from the information technology core
curriculum contents. The research question was answered using frequencies, ratio and
percentage. Hypothesis was tested using chi-square. The findings revealed that most IT content
aligned with the core curriculum; four areas showed non-correspondence (Historical
Development of Computers Upper Basic I, Basic Programmes and Internet Environment Upper
Basic II, Computer Viruses Upper Basic III). In Upper Basic I, four of five topics were taught;
Upper Basic II had only two of three per topic; Upper Basic III taught four of six. Chi-square
2.27 < 14.61; thus, no significant dependence on school ownership. From the findings
recommendation and conclusions were made.
Keywords:
Curriculum Content and Information Technology (IT).