Impact Of Information Communication Technology (ict) On Secondary School Education In Anambra State
[WITH A PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO SOME SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OGBARU LGA]

CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, IMPLICATIONS, LIMITATIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER STUDIES
SUMMARY

      This study investigated the impact of information communication technology (ict) on secondary school education in Anambra State. The research centered on some selected schools within Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State.
    Six research questions were formulated to guide the research, one hundred questionnaires were designed and adopted to collect data and one hundred respondents were given the questionnaire.

    Mean and standard deviation were used in the analysis of the data. The result of the findings showed that;
1.    The respondents identified five ways computer can help in planning and implementation of educational program.
2.    A total of five factors were identified that helped in enhancing the quality of education.
3.    A total of five factors were also identified as the usefulness of computer in school administration.
4.    Five problems associated with the use of computer were also identified by respondents.
5.    Five negative effects of computer usage were also identified by the respondents.
6.    The respondents also identified five academic impact of computer on secondary schools.

CONCLUSION
From the result obtained, the researcher concluded that computer, plays significant role in the educational development of Anambra State. This is because computer makes for timeliness of information access and retrieval. With the use of computer, processing, management and storage of information can be easily carried out in our secondary schools. Computers also enable accuracy in information management. With the use of ICT tools, educational planning will be eased. Computer education will also help out teeming youth to be effectively empowered to face the challenges of today’s digital world. It will also help the State and the nation to realize its vision of technological advancement as well as meeting the goals of vision 202020. This is because education is the anchor upon which any meaningful development in any society rests.

IMPLICATIONS
The researcher highlighted some implications of the use of ICT tools in our secondary education. The introduction of computer in schools will help for effectiveness in planning and implementation of educational program. This will help in accelerating the growth of the educational sector as well as our dear States. ICT tools also will help to enhance the quality of teaching and learning in schools since internet, projectors and other hardware elements procure us with more acceptable educational interfaces. It also brings about effectiveness in school administration such that our school administrators and policy makers in the education facets will be empowered with requisite knowledge that will help to jumpstart the education sector. Equally, the few problems militating against computer usage in education can be solved by government’s proper censoring of the content of the internet.

RECOMMENDATIONS
Computer as had been noted helps in facilitating the educational development in society. If accurate, reliable and fast information must be obtained, computerization becomes a necessity. Based on the findings, the following are recommended.
1. ICT professionals should be employed in the secondary schools in Ogbaru Local government Area so that they will conduct computer training to teachers and staff of the schools.
2. Every school within Ogbaru Local government should be computerized.
3. Computer systems should be installed in these schools as to enhance the quality of education and information management of the schools.
4. In house training on the use of computer should be conducted for teaching staff of these schools.
5. Standby generating set should be provided for these schools. This will help to simplify the problem of erratic power supply.
6. Computer systems should be installed with relevant educational software that will help to simplify teaching and learning and make for effectiveness.

LIMITATIONS
The researcher was constrained by time and finance.
As a result, the research was concentrated on a few selected schools in Ogbaru Local Government Area. It took the researcher a great deal of energy, time and effort to get the relevant materials for the research work.