Abstract

The study investigated Information and communication technology as a veritable tool for Educational Management students’ academic performance in Rivers State Universities. Two research question and two null hypotheses were put forward. The population of the study consisted of 3200 Educational Management students from Rivers State University and Ignatius Ajuru University of Education from which a sample of 365 participants were determined using Taro Yamen’s method. A self-structured questionnaire titled “Information and Communication Technology a Veritable tool for students academic Performances questionnaire (ICoTAVToFAPQ), validated by two experts from Measurement/Evaluation Department and was used for data collection. The reliability of the instrument was established using test-retest method. The reliability coefficient of 0.85 was obtained through Pearson product moment correlation (PPMC). Mean and standard deviation, were applied to answer research questions while hypotheses were tested at 0,05 level of significance, using z-test statistics. Findings revealed that Information and Communication Technology significantly enhance students’ ability to engage in individual study, greatly influence the use of search engine, help students to communicate and share information and knowledge and influence students’ ability to store and retrieve information. consequently, it was recommended among others that institution and stakeholders should provide Information and Communication Technology (ICT) facilities for effective learning of Educational Management, and that students should be encouraged to utilize Information and Communication Technology (ICT) facilities in learning of Educational Management.