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The Impact Of Information And Communication Technology On The Teaching And Learning Of Statistics In Tertiary Institutions
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INTRODUCTION
The world is infact becoming a
global village and a necessary tool for this process is communication of
which, telecommunication industry all over the world is growing very
rapidly as one innovation replaces another in a matter of weeks. A major
breakthrough is the wireless telephone system, which comes in either
fixed wireless line or the global system for mobile communication (GSM)
{Wajuade 2005}. Communication is a major driver of any economy. Nigeria
is not left out in the race for development. As a result of this, the
establishment of regulatory body, the Nigeria Communication Commission
(NCC), since then, the NCC has issued various licenses to private
telephone operators. The return of democracy in 1999 however, paved the
way for the granting of GSM license to three services MTN, ECONET (which
is now ZAIN) and NITEL plc in 2001, with GLOBACOM joining in 2003.
The
development of GSM in the world was prompted by the need to provide
streamless telecommunication through Europe. A study group called ‘Group
Special Mobile’ (which GSM got its name from) was formed and was tested
to prove a standardized system for mobile telephony. Out of this group
and seven years later, the GSM standard was realized in January 1992,
the first GSM network OY Radioing AB Finland went on air.
Today, GSM
cover over 1.2 billion users on 630 network in over 210 countries and is
the fastest growing technology of all time (Scott in America times,
2003). It has also generated a lot of employment opportunities to many
people in the world.
In Nigeria, National Economic Empowerment
Development Strategy (NEEDS) target for telecommunication sector
include, Attainment of tele-density of 1.25, the development of national
communication backbone and multi-media super corridor, today
tele-density stands at about 1.15 (Adomi 2006). The development achieved
in this sector, confirm Nigeria’s present rating as one of the fastest
growing telecommunication market in Africa.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This project work is titled “the impact of information and communication technology (ICT) on the teaching and learning of statistics in tertiary institutions, a case study of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokojaâ€. The source of data collection is primary. From the analysis carried out, we discovered that ICT improve the quality of the teaching and learning of statistics in our tertiary institutions. Also, we found out that poor students background in ICT does affects students research work ... Continue reading---
