Assessment of the Role of Information and Communication Technologies for Record Keeping in School Management and Administration in tertiary institutions

The study investigated role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for record keeping in school management and administration for effective teaching and Learning. Based on the purpose of the study one research question guided the study. The study adopted descriptive research design. The population of the study comprised 63 Heads of Department and 68 teacher educators. A sample size of 25n heads teacher educators was used for the study. The instrument for data collection was ICT Record Keeping School Management and Administration for Effective Teaching scale Questionnaire (ICTSMAETLSQ) was used to collect data for this study. The reliability co-efficient(r) of 0.76 obtained using Cronbach alpha method. Data collected were analyzed using mean, standard deviation for the research question. The results showed that ICTs plays effective role in record keeping and there are challenges hindering the effective utilization of ICTs in school record keeping. It was recommended that training and re-training of personal is highly recommended, so as to ensure effective use of the ICTs facilities in record keeping for effective teaching and learning, and proper management and administration of schools.