The population for the study is all the upper basic schools students in Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State. The target population for the study would consists the students in upper basic of selected schools. The samples for the research are the S.S. I, S.S. II, S.S. III, students of the five schools mentioned below:
1. Ansarul Islam College Laduba
2. Community Secondary School, Ogbondoroko
3. Government Secondary School, Afon
4. Community Secondary School, Ogele
5. Government Day Secondary School, Aboto Oja
Hence, the sampling techniques for the research is random in nature in the sense that fifteen students would be randomly selected from each schools, the total number of students expected to respond to questionnaire is seventy-five (75). “Yes†and “No†are written on papers and squeezed, the students are ask to pick one each, the students that picked “Yes†are the ones to be considered to fill the questionnaire. Also, three Islamic studies teachers are choose from each school of which one teacher is choose from each S.S. I, S.S II and S.S. III class. In order to seek their opinion on the research topic.
Operational Definition of the Terms
Information: - This can be defined as a resource which has no value on till is extracts process and utilize.
Information Technology: - This refers to the gathering, creations processing, presentation, storage and dissemination of information and the processes, devices that enable all this to be doing.
Islamic Studies: - This the subject which encompass the teaching of AL-Qur’an, Hadith (Prophet Muhammad†sayings and practices), fight (Islamic teaching), Tauhid (Belief in Allah), Islamic History, Tasauf (spiritual knowledge) and Amali (Islamic practices)
Islamic Studies: - Refers to all knowledge receive in line with Qur’anic injunction and other forms of Islamic teaching such as Hadith of the Holy prophet Muhammad (S.A.W), History of noble companion and the Righteous people that worth of emulation
Teaching: - This can be defined as social function which involves the sharing of knowledge and experience between the teacher and individual who is intend to learn.
Teaching: -This is the act of imparting knowledge to learners through the interacting of both teachers and student with the use of effective Tools/Method.
Upper Basic School: - this means senior secondary classes after three years in junior secondary education.
Significance of the Study
The out come of this research work is to reveal the usefulness and important of Information Communication Technology to the teaching of Islamic studies in upper basic school, which will enable the teachers an student of Islamic studies to know the fact and relevance of the Information Communication Technology to the teaching and learning of Islamic studies in this generation of ours.
Islamic teachers are Expect to undertake and embark formal acquisition and training in computer in order to ensure their efficiency and proficient in the use if Information Communication Technology. It will also serves as a teaching aids that help the teachers, composition, organization, presentation and save their time and stress.
Further more, the performance of student will be improve because they will find the subject more interesting and understanding and to gain more knowledge and experience.
The recommendations at the tail of the research (study) will help both teachers and students in teaching and learning of Islamic studies and students will perform move better in senior secondary school certificate examination (S.S.C.E) especially in Islamic studies, which is now compulsory subject for science students and other classes in upper basic schools.
