BENCHMARKING ICT IN TEACHING AND LEARNING WORD PROCESSING FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL AND ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY

Abstract

The focal point of this paper is to bench mark ICTs in teaching and learning word processing. The paper is aimed at determining the ICT skills possessed by word processing teachers and students relevant to entrepreneurial and economic sustainability, the emerging strategies to enhance students-teachers participation in ICT and thus, bridge the gap between word processing learning and economic sustainability. To achieve the objective of the study, primary data were collected by means of questionnaire administered to students and teachers in the various schools in Birnin Kebbi. The study explores the linkages among four constructs; ICT skills were measured on the basis of level of individual hardware access, teaching facilities and curriculums, informational literacy and creativity and innovation. Descriptive (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (regression analysis) were used to analyze the data collected. The emerging initiatives determined were agreed upon as enhancement initiatives as well as benefits accruable to students – teachers that embrace ICT. It was recommended that State governors and stakeholders should establish ICT skill groups to sensitize learners on the benefits of entrepreneurial and economic sustainability prowess.