ICT Competencies and Teacher Education Programme in Colleges of Education

This study was aimed at ascertaining the ICT competencies required in teacher education programme in Nigerian Colleges of Education. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The population of the study was 181 lecturers and students drawn from three different departments. This includes 30 lecturers and 151 students from the departments of computer science education, mathematics education, and vocational/technical education of the FCT College of Education, Zuba. One hundred and twenty (120) students were randomly selected from 3 departments (40 from each department), while all the thirty (30) lecturers were sampled for the study. Copies of structured questionnaire were administered to a total of 150 respondents that constituted the study sample. Only 120 questionnaire copies were successfully completed and returned, giving a return rate of 80.0%. Respondents’ mean scores were used to analyze research questions, while the null hypothesis was tested using t-test statistics at significant level of 0.05. The study revealed that the present ICT competency level of the teachers needed to be improved upon and sustained in order to enhance teaching and learning.