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LEVEL OF CORRESPONDENCE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONTENT WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF UPPER BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORE CURRICULUM IN EBONYI STATE


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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
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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).

Journal: IRASS Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies
ISSN(Online): 3049-0073
Publisher: IRASS Publisher
Frequency: Monthly
Language: English

LEVEL OF CORRESPONDENCE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONTENT WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF UPPER BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORE CURRICULUM IN EBONYI STATE